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Re: 2013 Lessons Learned: The Negative

This was our first trip to the Championships. And while it was exciting and wonderful, and the access to seating was awful. And the teams that manage to make it in the morning and hold three or four rows are being incredibly rude and setting an awful example for our students.
The two wristbands for each team to be able to have at least two people see Einstein and then whatever they did so the teams playing there got preferential seating seemed to work, and that is a credit to the staff at the Dome. I was waiting near the entrance to the "pink band" seating to meet our captain to whom I was giving the band as he had to return from the pits. I was embarrassed by the number of people giving the Dome officials grief because the officials would not let them through without the correct identification. So not gracious.
If "scouting seating" has been discussed, then based on the behavior of the people in the stands, each field would require a couple of volunteers at all times to enforce the pin or badge system or whatever each team would be provided. But I would support this process and it would help the teams that are not able to stay right near the dome. Not every team can be right next to the stadium.
Someone in this thread mentioned big screens overhead broadcasting the matches to the pits, like the standings, and I think that would help ease the pressure in the seating area. But I would be a little concerned about safety as even with the standings some people get glued to the screen and overlook their surroundings.
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