I'm going to throw my hat in here blind, as I have made a few deletions and edits to remove leaked information. (A bit of background: As the Kickoff Coordinator for South Carolina this year, I've signed a non-disclosure agreement with FIRST HQ and have seen the kits of parts while moving them into storage. But since I don't need to know what the field looks like, I've seen neither drawings nor components of that.)
Let's quote
the Administration Manual on Gracious Professionalism:
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Originally Posted by Section 1.2, first bullet
Gracious folks respect others and let that respect show in their actions.
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Now, I've long advocated that GP is best used as an internal barometer...but given that FIRST takes the secrecy of the game before Kickoff seriously enough to make anyone that might get a little whiff of something sign a non-disclosure agreement, I find it very hard to believe that an intentional leaker is showing respect for FIRST's position on the matter. I don't think we're being too draconian by upholding their desire to keep the game a secret until such time that they choose to release information themselves.
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There's an old Woodie anecdote where a mentor asked him why we only get six weeks--the response was something along the lines of "because we like you and care about your health". Our local Kickoff received the kits the week before Christmas, and while I didn't open any packages I saw enough things to spend a week and a half turning around in my head "What is FIRST going to do with [bleep] and [bleep]?" Having spent eleven seasons on the outside and now having a little taste of the inside:
enjoy life on the outside while you can!