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Originally Posted by rick.oliver
The culture of the fan base is the target and I do not see the professional sports organizations adopting a focus on changing the culture of their fan base.
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There are some pretty awful things fans do at sport (mainly due to drinking and the arrogant assumption of entitlement because they paid for a ticket) but the teams are caught between a rock and a hard place. Unless it's an outright blatant act they would be going after paying customers which could hurt their bottom line (after all they are businesses).
When I usually see "fan culture" it's usually aggressive parent saving seats for their kid's team more often then not.
I think that the alliance model is what sets FIRST apart. It not only makes you work with against other teams but teaches you to negotiate, strategize and take interest in the well being of other teams at the event. Outside of multi car race teams I can't really think of anything else in sports that comes close to what FIRST does at the competitions. I think it's one of the coolest things FIRST does.