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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV
You could give some teams half as much time as everyone else and they would still build a world class robot, they have been doing it longer and just are better at than other teams.
However, getting from the bottom 20% to the middle of the pack, time can make a huge difference.
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I am not sure I agree. I believe the top 5% or 10% of teams already make significant use of the time between build and competitions so they may not see as much of a benefit. But there will be some, and I know these teams would find even more ways to take advantage of the extra time. Probably the top 20% or even 30% could benefit more from a longer season, and are also likely to be in a position to take advantage of it. But from what I have seen of the bottom 20% or perhaps even the bottom 40 or 50% is that many of these teams are mostly resource and mentor limited. These teams are in the worst position to take advantage of any extra time. I believe that making the season longer is more likely to cause them to fall further behind the pack and become less inspired. If you really want FIRST to become more competitive this is the area that really needs to be addressed.