[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

We already require a preliminary safety inspection to get on the field at all. I think most of us would be fine with a "must fully pass inspection to practice on the real field after 4PM" type of requirement. Problem solved, and it brings another new incentive to get inspected sooner than the morning of qualifiers.

I agree. This would allow more teams to get the practice/testing they need. And it would probably make the early Friday matches more entertaining too, as they're usually quite dull and often there are dead robots on the field early-on. We don't even stay at our local regional after the main field closes because we know we're going to have to wait a very long time to be able to use the practice field for a few minutes and it's never worth it in our opinion.