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Originally Posted by lynca
Thanks to many on this thread for sharing insights on Texas Robotics.
I'm still confused why FIRST has not cleared the waitlist for the Lone Star Regional ... hopefully it happens in the next few days.
Growth with Texas Robotics is still moving, but in different directions than other states.
FTC in Texas :
81 teams in 2009 season
364 teams in 2014-2015 season
VEX (VRC) in Texas:
106 teams in 2009-2010 season
519 teams in 2014-2015 Season
FRC in Texas:
91 teams in 2009 season
137 teams in 2015 Season
VEXiq in its 2nd year is around 100 teams in Texas.
FLL is so big that I can't find numbers for it !  |
Where are you getting your numbers? I would love to look at growth trends from 2008 - 2010 and 2011 vs 2015. One would expect a large change around the 2011 stimulus and an abrupt loss in teams after the TWC money dried up.
The numbers you're showing seem to support my argument above.
Instead of asking why FRC team numbers are decreasing, let's ask: What should team numbers be like if we didn't have the stimulus "bubble"?