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Originally Posted by Carol
I'm going to throw out a suggestion for discussion.
I worry that with the majority of teams at an event presenting for CA, those teams that do not give a presentation to the judges will be overlooked for other awards. I admit I'm not sure how judging is exactly done in FRC, or if there is overlap between the CA judges and the other judges. Are the deliberations for the CA and the other awards totally separate, or is there overlap?
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My experience in the judging room has been there is no overlap until the very end of deliberations. I cannot speak for all the events, just the rooms I have been in. The RCA judges are doing their thing. The teams of technical and team attribute judges are doing their thing. There are lots of thoughtful nominations and deliberations after all the teams are visited, the ones that best meet the criteria for the award rise to the top of the pile, there may be revisits by different groups of judges, there are lots of post it notes being moved around and everyone tries their best to distribute the awards in a way that makes sense. Sometimes there are exceptions.
Hope this helps.