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Unread 18-08-2014, 07:18
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Re: Pit work during ceremonies
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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Without being judgmental here I would like to relate some observations from an LRI view about work required during opening ceremonies.
1. Only about one or two teams at any event are so far behind that spending the time during opening ceremonies on Friday (first day of competition) would help.
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And I can tell you that many a Chicago Public School student was flattered and shocked to be talking with the mayor of the third largest city in the US on a personal basis. That is some inspiration those students will rarely get.
Al:

Well said. I'm glad that accommodations have been made for the extreme cases.

I can't recall a regional that I've attended, that the Pits haven't been closed during the various ceremonies, and I don't have a problem with that.

Though I will say that some administrative common sense would have been useful at last spring's FLR, when the combination of schedule delays and replays had Team 20 playing 3 consecutive matches (if memory serves) Saturday morning.

-Karlis
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