Thread: Elitist Teams
View Single Post
  #3   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 25-03-2012, 10:34
rcmolloy's Avatar
rcmolloy rcmolloy is offline
Registered User
AKA: Robert Cory Molloy
FRC #0973 (Greybots)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: San Luis Obispo, California
Posts: 424
rcmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond reputercmolloy has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Elitist Teams

Quote:
Originally Posted by 470-RBTX View Post
My team has never been a first super power, and highly doubt we will be soon.
I'm fairly sure that your team can gather up the students, mentors, and resources and make yourself a superpower in a few short years. When it comes down to it, you really need to strive for excellence and always keep making modifications to your robot. That does come from the drive and excellence within the team though so inspiration and motivation will have to be great.

Quote:
Originally Posted by 470-RBTX View Post
Then once we got to the cue, they showed up and I tried to to talk to them again, instead of a discussion, they told us what we were going to do the whole match as if it wasn't disputable, as if we didn't have a say. I was mad, but I figured we'll get the win and the qualification points so it's no biggie.
I'm not trying to be rude or negative but Elite teams are fairly certain what needs to happen on the field. Nothing against 470, I'm sure that you guys had great plans for pre-match strategy and I feel bad that the team didn't listen to them before coming to a conclusion. However, try and make sure that you do focus in for the benefit of your alliance.

Quote:
Originally Posted by 470-RBTX View Post
That's when I was ready to drop the controls and tell them what I really thought, but Gracious Professionalism prevailed.
This would have been one of the worst decisions. A great way to piss off a potential alliance captain selecting you would be to drop the controls mid match and give up. Just even the thought is slightly disturbing. I'd personally be making sure that I wouldn't lose the match, and you should be doing the same.

Quote:
Originally Posted by 470-RBTX View Post
Scenarios like this have happened with many other big name teams in our area at competitions before, and I don't want this to smear the pristine FIM image, but does anyone else have these problems?
This specifically happened to me a number of times while competing in 2010 and 2011. However, I really embraced what they were saying and the team did the best we could to help the alliance win the match. I know it's not the strategy that you planned or wanted but it should still be a $@#$@#$@#$@# good one if it's coming from the team I believe your mentioning.
__________________
FRC 1647: Iron Devils - 2009 - 2011
FRC 973: Greybots - 2011 - 20XX
"While I was a student in FIRST, it was all about becoming inspired. Now as a mentor/engineering student, it's all about making sure learn everything I can so I can carry that on inspiration for future generations while having a hell of a lot of fun!"