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Originally Posted by waialua359
I'm with Mason and Karthik on this one.
7 matches in the past was unacceptable.
10 was great!
And now, we are down to 8?
If the Championship requires that 100 teams per division is warranted, then its about time the event became 4 full days instead of 3.XX .
With workshop sessions, non-robot activities, educational/vendor booths, and FLL, participants need more time to enjoy the event.
-Glenn
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And at the same time, students need less time out of school, and mentors less time out of work. As it is, going to champs for most people is a full 3 days out of school/work. Add in a regional and it's another 2 days. Add in a second regional for many teams, and it's another two days, all in the span of 2 months (5-7 days off out of 40 days worked in 8 weeks). That's a lot of school to be missing, and I know it doesn't make my manager too happy (but since the company sponsors FIRST and my team, he has to let me take the time for it).
I'm hopeful that FIRST has grown to the point that next year, when we change venue for champs, we have some place even better that allows us 8 divisions instead of 4, so we can include even more teams while still providing more matches!