[Boltman]

We are doing back to back this week Ventura then next week San Diego (183 miles apart) as a second year team. Mainly getting permission slips for which some kids miss up to 4 days of school. Then if we make St Louis another 4.

The school seems OK as for adult mentors both regionals are within a few hours drive so some will do O' dark thirty alarm to get there. Myself its an excuse to use PTO my work is trying to get us to use....so no biggie.

This year the school wanted permanent mentors to get the program off the ground at the school (rather than parent garage) so several of us are now "unpaid employees-walk on coaches" of the district..at least it comes with district workman's comp if a bot runs us over or some other mishap happens. If anyone has a concussion I now know the signs thanks to mandatory training.

To give you an example: In Ventura this weekend (Week 5) 29 bots have one regional under their belt , 1 of those has TWO regional under their belt (Increased QA and final exit in elims in both) , 12 including us this will be our first, 4 of us will also do San Diego next week.

Its very common.... to do multiple events at least from what I see...in SoCal