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Divisional awards- While a lot of people were disappointed that teams wouldn't be recognized on Einstein for their achievements or their win would be clouded by having 4 overall winners of certain awards, it was nice to see more teams get recognition for their efforts compared to previous season! There are so many good teams/robots at these events!

No unbag checks at Champs was great! Not only was it nice because our unbag form was with our group at arrived at 7pm but also because it wasn't needed. It was nice to be able to open the crate and open the bag at the same time as it made load in less stressful trying to chase down inspectors. Last year we even had one inspector make us wait 30 minutes after we grabbed him so as to not give our team an advantage over teams still walking in the door.

The closing ceremonies were great! Time was utilized effectively and time that usually was quiet with music was filled with commentary and the team interviews after a match which made it feel more like a sporting event.

45lbs of witholding was nice! It allowed teams to improve more throughout the season and the already low level of competition on the field would have been lower without it with teams able to work on more between competitions.

Loved teams being able to submit Chairmans at multiple events.

It was nice to have a field with game elements easy to build at home! Last year's pyramid was a tough element to build properly.

All day qualifications on Thursday was a great addition to the WCMP as well as opening earlier on Wednesday.

The practice field was handled well with having lots of balls on the field. Initially I was concerned about how the fields would shape out but it worked well for teams.

Districts in New England!