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Re: [FRC Blog] Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition
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Originally Posted by bduddy
Should alliances really be expected to give up one of their most important resources to accommodate for their opponents' failure?
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In short: Yes; and if not "expected," then at least "greatly encouraged." FRC is not just a competition, and the members of the opposing alliance are not simply "opponents." It is a communal engineering challenge, and everyone gets the most out of it when all participants are at their best. It is far more inspiring to see this approach to FIRST than to see an alliance lose their last match because they lacked the time or resources to correct a mechanical failure.
The game on the field is not the end-goal of FIRST; it is a tool for achieving that end-goal.
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Last edited by Oblarg : 07-03-2014 at 08:55.
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