Re: Dealing with Disappointment
Interesting thread...
We've been there, a lot!
Our team has only won 2 regionals in 16 years, and not while this author has been associated with the team.
We usually compete in one regional a year, and for the last 4 years, have mangaged to get atleast into the quarter finals each time, by either getting picked or by being a runner up when a bot breaks. And the last two years brought home a team award each time.
This year we competed in two regionals, making it to semi-finals in both. The last one we seeded 6th for the finals. We didn't win any team awards, but we were happy with the robot and team performance.
So for us, yes we go through all the stages of dissappointment too, but we make the best of it, happy for other teams, proud of what we accomplished during build season and at competition.
And yes, try better next time, I think that is what FIRST is all about.
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Bonny Eagle Robotics Team - BERT 133
2009-2010: Mentor, 2010-2013 Advisor/Mentor, 2013-Present: Mentor/Cad & Graphics Support
2010 - GSR: Excellence in Website Design
2011 - GSR: Motorola Quality Award
2012 - Mainely Spirit: Spirit Award, Human Player Award- GSR: Gracious Professionalism Award, Quarterfinalist- Beantown Blitz: Finalist
2013 - Mainely Spirit: Sportsmanship Award- GSR: Semifinalist, Woodie Flowers Award- PTR: Semifinalist- Beantown Blitz: Semifinalist
2014 - GSD: Spirit Award, 5th seed, Semi Finalists- PTD: 2nd seed, Finalists
2015 - Safety Animation 1st Place Award, PTD: Excellence in Engineering Award, 8th seed, Finalists, UNHD: Spirit Award, 9th seed, 6th seed Finalist Alliance Captain; Event Winner
2016 - NSD: Industrial Design Award, 3rd seed, Semifinalist- PTD: Excellence in Engineering Award, 2nd seed, Event Winner
Opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not necessarily of the team.
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