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Originally Posted by ChargerRt6
I am a senior and I was convinced to do it. I didn't do it for me. I did it for my friends on my team and helping them have fun next year. From my 4 years of being on Team 60, I learned that fundraising is a difficult task that needs hard work. If I could work with my alliance and the opponent to make money less of an issue, I will. By the second match of finals, for me, it wasn't about winning. It was about having fun and helping the teams.
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Originally Posted by Gemmendorfer
Also somewhat knowing the teams, pretty sure the alliances would try it even if there was no reward added onto the challenge...
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Seems like the reward was a motivating factor for this student. He should never have had this thought come to mind at a regional. It is disturbing that a student chose to play differently because of monetary incentive. I find it insane that you guys think its ok to bribe these students.
Were the other drive teams pressured into agreeing with this? Were the other teams also thinking about their future rather than the competition at hand? If the answer to any of these questions is yes than the reward was a resounding failure. Students should not be put into situations where they have to change how they compete in order receive monetary benefits.