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Re: 2013 Lessons Learned: The Negative
Here's my quick list:
- More wildcard teams, it would be awesome if slots spilled back to previous regionals, at SVR 4 of the six teams in the finals were already going to champs.
- Show opening ceremonies on field screens; there were thousands of people who didn't get to see it because they were trying to save seats for their scouts, let alone be there to scout the first match of the day.
- More matches at champs; someone mentioned adding another day, 5th division, or less teams at champs (my least favorite).
- Music is TOO LOUD! I'm waiting for the day when a safety inspector walks up to the dj and tells them the volume level is unsafe. When it's hard to hear the person next to you, who is yelling, it's too loud. Every competition I have been to has had this problem, apparently FIRST wants us to be deaf engineers.
- Webcasts are pretty bad, if the camera just focused on the field, not individual robots (or people in the stands....), during matches, then it would be easier to tell what's actually going on.
- Einstien had a lot of dead time; maybe FIRST could play FTC matches inbetween FRC matches or give out more awards, with a much faster turn around. I think drag racing is a good example of a sport to emulate in this regards. Also, can we please not have dance breaks, once a song starts it just slows down everything.
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Alumnus FRC 973: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
2011 World Championship Winning Alliance Member
FLL Mentor and Competition Judge 2012-2015 Student-Mentor FRC 5102: 2014, 2015
Student-Mentor FRC 3925: 2015, 2016
FRC Ventura Regional Planning Committee Member & Regional Field Supervisor: 2015, 2016
Last edited by Marc S. : 30-04-2013 at 01:50.
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