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Unread 09-03-2013, 22:23
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Re: 2013 Greater Toronto East Regional

I want to pull out the proverbial wacking stick.

The success of teams of 1114 and 2056 is inspiration, it inspires me to one day start FRC teams to combat the success of said "powerhouses."

I'll use a story from my FTC days. Back when I created the team 3864 I had already been to the FTC World Championship once and I knew who the powehouse teams were...2818, 1, 4447, etc. and after seeing their robots that year it inspired me to create a better team with a better robot. That rookie team went all the way to win the world championship in 2010. Now that success is unprecedented and is the exception to this argument, but teams like 1114 and 2056 are inspiring kids everyday and setting the bar high saying "you want this blue banner...well you come over here and get it."
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2010 FTC World Championship Winner & 2013-2014 FRC Orlando Regional Winner
Mentor FRC Team 1102 M'Aiken Magic
"Head Bot Coach" FTC Team 11444 Garnet Squadron
Former Student & Mentor FLL 1102, FTC 1102 & FTC 3864, FRC 1772, FRC 5632
2013 FTC World Championship Guest Speaker