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Re: 2011 Chesapeake Regional in Baltimore
A coach’s note:
As a tenured team mentor, a second year coach and a FIRST participant for life I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the teams who participated at the 2011 Chesapeake Bay Regional this past weekend. There were some truly exceptional teams there and the atmosphere was not only overflowing with gracious professionalism but the hospitality we received, especially as a first time participant at this event, made me and the rest of ‘FIRST’ Team 250 feel right at home! So I would just like to thank everyone for that.
I would also like to thank and congratulate our alliance partners, Team 134 Team Discovery and Team 1143 The Cruzin’ Comets for a great run! With your help we managed to make it all the way to the Semi-Finals! We put on quite the show, and with the last match ending with a 70-72 loss, I would say that we not only performed admirably but gave them a run for their money! So, once again, thanks for being awesome alliance partners! Congratulations, also, to the teams who made it all the way to the finals, and what a show the finals were; with the alliance that took us out going all the way. Finals going 1 and 1,double red cards, and a match replay; the suspense was almost overwhelming! Finally, in my opinion, everyone who showed up to Baltimore with a robot and the spirit to compete was already a winner, even before the qualification matched began!
With great competition, awesome robots, friendly participants and a gorgeous venue, I can honestly say that I cannot wait for next years Chesapeake Bay regional! I can only hope that my team decides to add this amazing competition to our list of regional events that we attend regularly.
I would just like to end this by “flocking” Chief Delphi in a manner of speaking. For those who attended this event, I am sure you are already familiar with the term and what the action of being “flocked” entails. There’s nothing quite like the first time your return to your pit to find yourself being starred back at by a tall pink bird with glassy black eyes (protected with safety wear!) and covered with various team swag. The reaction was nothing short of priceless. Thanks to the team who initiated that, and I apologize beforehand because I am still recovering from the event and cannot recall at the moment the team number, but it was a great idea to let off some steam, have a little fun and cause situations to interact with various teams in the pits that may not have come up otherwise.
Thanks again to the participants and volunteers for making this past weekend a great one!
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-Herbert Hoover
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