[Doug G]

All this talk of blacklisting teams who don't cooperate should encourage all of us to educate the other teams at each competition! That's the GP thing to do and FIRST is counting on us to do just that. I know week 1 regionals will be quite interesting, but I hope by week 2 or 3, people get it, every qualification match has to have a balanced bridge, then the best teams will rise to the top and the coop points are a non issue. I know week 5 and 6 regionals will see the most coopertition and by worlds, it will be almost standard to see the coop bridge balanced at the end of every qualification match.

Also, if you haven't built your bridge yet, you better this weekend. Don't assume you know how the dynamics will work when two robots try and balance in a matter of 15 sec or less. While its definitely doable, it is a bit more complicated than I thought.