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Re: Texas Registration 2015

*jumping up and down on your rant button in complete agreement*

Well said and truthful. Unfortunately many of the costs are out of even FIRST's control though. Moving to smaller venues will only work if Texas moves to a district system which needs much work to implement correctly and efficiently.

As far as the mentoring I agree and it is encouraged by FIRST and as you know based on your experiences with 704 does happen. Unfortunately some of us aren't near any other teams (distance of 90+ miles) until you can get a fellow district to form a sister team (which is what happened with us, we were first but a very close by district formed a team three years ago).

You are probably aware that TEA,UIL, and FIRST are currently in talks to make FIRST/Robotics a UIL event. Just remember that it will bring with it the other side of the coin in terms of rules about how long the students can work etc.

Overall I feel your pain (I am also one of those coaches of a small-town mid-sized team that has benefitted from the graciousness of other successful teams but we still seem to fly by the seat of our pants rather often) and agree with your sentiments regarding why we are all here.

Good for you and even better for your team that you are still so passionate after all the years you have put in!
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