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Originally Posted by Monochron
I would say that was a case of poor planning or lack of attention to detail, not some issue with teenage abilities.
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I would agree with this...
Too many teams get up there without a pick list, and we hear too many picks for teams that aren't at the event (I heard this even happened on one of the Champs divisions this year!), or have already been picked, etc.
It's all about planning and preparation. We have our scouting program up, it exports an exhaustive pick list (seriously... every team at an event is on our pick list), and our team representative just types the numbers into the spreadsheet in another column as they've been picked, and those teams are automatically removed from the list. A little prep goes a long way...
What really disturbs me is the "We never thought you would be available when we were picking, so we crossed you off our list." With our list, the only teams that are ever crossed off before selection starts are
maybe one or two our drive team feels they can't work productively with. Being overbearing, treating the team dismissively, or being plain jerks is one sure way to ensure our team won't pick you, even if you have the best robot out there.