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Originally Posted by MooreteP
Unfortunately, there is a conflict between continuing the idea of a World Championship for FIRST, and "having s team in every high school".
How many High School sports have a National Championship, let alone a World Championship?
Why do we want to believe it is possible to pull this off?
Do the math.
The FIRST experience practices project management with technology.
It's a time and motion study to coordinate the creation, competition and ultimate arbitration (Einstein).
To keep growing, the four month window should to be doubled to a September start.
If you had to pick just one of these goals, Growth vs. No World Championship, which would it be?
(check your ego).
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I don't see the conflict between having a world championship and having a team in every high school. Can you explain with some facts (not unsubstantiated rhetoric) why you believe that to be the case?
I'm not sure how the lack of a national championship for most high school sports means FRC can't pull it off-- for one, if I remember correctly most sports aren't completely vertically and horizontally integrated like FRC is-- they don't have a national/world governing body that issues guidelines to teams from elementary to high school on starting and competing as a team in the broader sense of robotics. FIRST fills that role for us-- sure they partner with local organizations, but the advancement criteria are defined by FIRST.
I also don't see how increasing the build season length would increase growth, perhaps you could explain this to me?
Also, regarding your question, which, if I read it correctly, looks like I can have growth and a world championship or no championship or growth, which seems contrary to your point.
The fact is there is always an opportunity cost. Right now, if what you are saying is that the cost of having a world championships is too high, I completely disagree with you. Perhaps my mind may change in the future (the future is such a funny place), but right now I don't see FIRST outgrowing a championship event in the near future.