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Re: Getting Robotics Recognized as a State Sport

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Originally Posted by alicen View Post
Back when I was on a team in school, we personally got our school to recognize robotics as a sport, and thus were able to get varsity jackets with a little robot patch.

Maybe instead of tackling the entire state, start with getting your school(s) on board, then go for the state.
The issue is with some schools they claim they are "for" STEM, but then don't really do anything with STEM related clubs. Our school is so focused on football, they never really look at robotics, they just kind of okay just about anything we need. I doubt schools like ours will really recognize robotics as a sport, and it sure would be easier to have state backing on our side to help with making it a sport.