[jvriezen]

I read the article, generally liked it and posted a link to it on a social media page. I got some strong negative comments about the blog post, some of which are quite valid. Many of the 'differences' cited are not comprehensive among high school sports, and if you consider sports such as swimming, diving, golf, and others, I suspect the stabs at sports is quite off the mark.

Most fans are behaved, girls issue is dealt with via boys and girls teams. Teamwork, dedication and perseverance are useful life skills, not all teams/players have foul language and so forth.

But the post is certainly good at promoting discussions about the aspects of FIRST Robotics.