[Chris Fultz]

I think this is all pretty cool.

Play half our matches in the pit area. Awesome. A 30 second commute. The pit crew can watch matches. The drive team can watch matches.

Play half our matches in the dome. Awesome. Cool to be on the arena floor. More room to sit and spread out.

Concert on Friday night. Great. A top entertainer is performing at our event. Maybe a TV special. Even if it is BEP focused, look at all the people that will tune in and see FIRST and robots and kids in team shirts and want to find out more.

Late night Friday? Sure. Challenge for the scouting team. Sure. Does every kid on the team focus on scouting? Probably not. Would they be in bed at 10 PM if they were back at the hotel instead? Probably not.

Open your mind. Try it. Enjoy the weekend. There is no reason you cannot enjoy a great Robotics competition and a great concert. And then on Monday generate some more excitement at your school when you talk about everything that happened in St. Louis at the FIRST Championship.