[NachoCheese]

I am student from 1086 and I am part of the pit crew. It may be obvious that this was not our best year but we still played strong and to the best of our ability. Our team knows that even if you have an amazing year doesn't mean you always will. Part of the learning experience is losing and the way I see it is, we didn't lose, we just found new ways to improve. Each competition is a learning experience for each student, and to be taught that the point of the competition is to win isn't expressing the ideas of FIRST.

The FIRST mission statement says:
"Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership."

If your teaching them that the excitement only comes from winning then they are not getting the full experience.