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Originally Posted by Pault
I would not put a high enough priority on this award to bring in judges specifically devoted to it.
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An additional thought on this--this could be an outreach path to bring in many people, particularly from business, who wouldn't otherwise consider themselves qualified to judge at a FIRST competition. They wouldn't need engineering or related technical expertise. It also could appeal to a whole range of sports fans. Look at the rising popularity of fantasy football and baseball and the March Madness pools. If that's not about scouting and strategy, then nothing is. I'm sure many of those fans would immediately recognize the parallel and be more than happy to assess the relative abilities of the teams. And now they become robotics fans--who wouldn't be captured by the excitement of the matches?