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Re: Bills Blog- Yes, I’m already counting down to kickoff 2012

While involved as a student I spent 2 years on an FLL team, 4 years on an FRC team, and 2 years on an FTC (then FVC, more commonly known as VEX) team and being a part of every team I learned something different from each experience and think they all deserve the Championship Dome spotlight.

Let's look at the money end of it, since profit is on a lot of people's minds.

There were a total of 14,000 FLL teams in 2009, with the $225 registration fee alone that is $3,150,000. (this fee does not cover your competitions, that is a separate fee and varies)

There were a total of 2065 FRC teams in 2011 with a registration $5000 alone makes $10,325,000 in fees (and that includes the kit of parts, each FLL kit is $450, and FTC kit is $799.)

There were 1111 FTC teams in 2009, with a $275 registration fee that is $305,525.

While the pricing varies with each program, something that cannot be argued is the breadth of knowledge that participants gain by being a part of this fantastic organization. I think that all competitions should have their chance to shine on the floor, yes I do understand that moving pits, teams, and spectators is a large inconvenience, however, if it means more students can experience what I did during my high school and middle school years then so be it.

Each child deserves a chance to play on the big stage, even if they don't build the big robot. FRC may be a flagship but that does not mean the others do not exist, and do not deserve the same recognition as the rest of the program. After all, the R in FIRST stands for Recognition doesn't it?

-Kelli
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