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Originally Posted by Mastonevich
I would like to see rookies and perhaps 2nd year teams have an extra week of build season after bag night for veterans so that veteran teams would have more opportunity to help without loss of their own build time.
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Originally Posted by Mastonevich
Personally I really like that idea. It would be one solution to the problem for sure. I can only imagine the discussion if it were to be implemented however.
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Concerning this subject, rookies already get a handicap with 10 extra points, and a multitude of grants available. Giving more help to these teams would increase their competitiveness even more.
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Originally Posted by Christopher149
Something like: 4967 (who won Gull Lake as #2 seed) clearly doesn't need more time, why should we give them more time?  |
We would gladly accept extra time, but in the spirit of FIRST, I feel that giving all teams equal time is best.
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Originally Posted by stuart2054
I am well aware of 4967 since we played with them and they are very good but I also think they are more the exception than the rule. Most rookie teams would benefit from some help from veteran teams and I would submit the veteran teams that helped out would also benefit by seeing new ideas that might be able to be implemented or gain a strategy they had not thought of.
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To preface this statement, many teams believe we have a veteran team mentoring us, we do not. The most FRC experience we have on our team is a student with 1 1/2 years of business team experience. Beyond that, I do think your idea would be beneficial to both the veteran and rookie team involved. However, as I stated earlier, it would be giving even more of a handicap to rookie teams.