[Libby K]

Originally Posted by OZ_341

FIRST needs to start with a consistent high quality webcast of every event. They need to require a standard set of criteria for broadcasting an event and then it needs to be SUPPORTED and FUNDED.

A minimum production value standard and equipment list will raise the broadcast standards and attract more viewers.

This holds true not just for the webcast but for event production quality.

That is my biggest beef with the few district events I have been to. (and it really is just a FEW, so please don't hate on me for that statement. I haven't been to the ones I've heard described as 'well-done', so I am not going to speak for those events.) One I was at in person felt like a badly-done offseason event. It just wasn't the event quality I'm used to from FIRST.

Yes, districts are great because of their lower expense and their ability to give teams more matches... but if the events are disorganized and unimpressive, then nobody from 'outside' is going to watch, online OR in person.