Richard,
Yes, that is the one. I can tell you from experience that rookie MN teams come to competition prepared. The majority of them are not your typical rookies. However, their first event is still a first event. When I was LRI for their rookie regional I met with the rookies, en masse (all 38 teams), each day to explain how the day would progress. I would remind them of the need for inspection, practice rounds, the need to check the progress of competition so as to not miss a match, clue them into strategy, watch for the judges, get food and water into their students, and discuss the alliance picking. We now train LRIs to meet with rookies each day. If there is a large number at an event we can meet as a group otherwise meet each team in their pit.
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Originally Posted by davidthefat
If anyone remembers, I was rather appalled by competition my rookie year due to false expectations.
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David, can you explain this better?