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Re: robotics as an official sport
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Originally Posted by jvriezen View Post
In MN, I can say that having the state tournament and recognition has several benefits:

1) 30 teams have an additional one day "official" competition to attend-- far more MN teams "advancing" than the regionals in MN typically advance to CMP.
2) It provides more 'legitimacy' to robotics in the high schools where traditional sports may have more clout.
3) It legitimizes lettering for students
4) It legitimizes excusing kids from school for competition
5) It legitimizes the activity when describing the program to strangers to FIRST and competitive robotics.
Thank you.

Has there been any downsides to becoming an official sport? The sponsorships and funding have not changed? Are there more rules you need to follow? Is FIRST the only official robotics competition?
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