Thread: A competition of Sponsors or High Schools?
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... but in the end, it doesn't even matter
This is one of those types of political issues that I think distract from the purpose of F.I.R.S.T. Does the order of announcement of a team name really matter? Far too often teams got way too caught up in these unimportant matters, when the concentration should be on giving the high school kids the best experience possible. We all are guilty of these at some times. I have seen many teams (including the team I founded) nearly torn apart and almost discontinued due to things like who gets to be in the team name and on the T-Shirts. What part of the team that is announced first is another of these matters.

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