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Re: The 6 Week Build Season and 'Mentor Burnout'

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Originally Posted by Taylor View Post
Not comparable because of the everchanging FRC Kit of Parts. In FTC and VRC, we know* what's allowable and not allowable to be used before knowing the concept of the game. Since the FRC KoP is highly vendor- and game-dependent, a year-long season would be difficult at best.

An example: The router fiasco of 2012.

* other than basic, easily attainable items such as string or polycarbonate
I guess I was more thinking along the lines of the access to the machines and how much time is spent working on them. Not really the year long season aspect of FTC/VEX.

Are FTC and VEX mentors/students working every minute of every day to perfect their designs? If not, are these competitions not as intense as FRC?

I ask just because I am looking for something to compare to a potential open build FRC season...and I have no knowledge of the other competitions because I spend all my time working on FRC or forgetting about it for a while in the off-season (Aug/Sept - Dec).

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