[thefro526]

The Game:

1) The scoring potential of the minibot was too high compared to the amount of time through the match that they were usable.

2) Diminishing returns for scoring tubes really lead to some boring matches at the highest level. "Why waste 15 seconds to score another tube and get 4 points when I can align for the mini-bot early to ensure I get 30 or 20 points" was a common discussion that took place.

3) The rules need to be written in such a way that they can be uniformly called from one event to the next. Each regional seemed to play by it's own rulebook, even though it was a derivative of the official rulebook, and the same can be said for the Championship Divisions.

4) There should never be more than one or two red card-able offenses in a game. There were numerous red cards called throughout high level play, most of which seemed to be results of accidents, and not intentional actions.

5) The seeding system seems to be failing as the overall quality of teams increases. In retrospect, the 2010 system seemed to work better, allowing a team to lose a match or two and still seed well. I noticed that because many good teams played other good teams, many of them slipped as they lost to another team of similar caliber if the other team had better partners.

The Championship:

1) Seating on the Pit Fields - the pit fields in themselves weren't THAT bad, but if FIRST choses to continue on with those fields, then they need to increase the seating by at least a 3rd, if not more. FIRST also needs to find a way to enforce the "No saving seats rule" though thankfully, many teams were willing to give up any extra seats for a match or two when I wanted to sit and watch.

2) HOF location, people have hit on it before. It was hard to find, and didn't really feel like the HOF.

3) Lack of trash cans. Maybe I didn't look hard enough, but it was pretty difficult to find a trashcan in the pits when I needed to. This may have contributed to the litter problems.