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Re: Chairman's Award -- is the bar too high now?

After four years of submitting for Chairmans Award, we won it at the Bayou Regional. Did we do all of the outreach we did to win? No. Did we use the criteria of what a Chairmans Award team is supposed to be? Heck yes.

I think what most people don't realize is that a regional level, a Chairmans Award is definitely reachable. It's simply about finding a niche and filling it. Our team's success is based on firsts. We started the first offseason in the Bayou Regional, the first FTC Qualifier in the state, the first official Kickoff in the state. . . And so on. If you were to have asked me last year if winning a Chairmans is possible for every team. . . I'm not sure. But looking back, I can see our learning curve. You have to find your own magic. You have to determine what makes YOUR team worthy to be called a Chairmans team.

Now... Looking to the World level. We know that winning this year is a pipe dream. If it weren't then we'd already be done and we have so much farther to go. Still, It's not beyond our reach, just currently out of our grasp. It's not about what any other team has done either. It's the magic that we bring. What magic does your team bring? What makes your outreach distinct? What is it about your team that makes people stop and take notice? If you haven't figured that out yet; that would be the first step. Let's face it. Everyone does demos. Everyone talks to politicians. Everyone does a lot of things. . . But what do YOU do? Where is YOUR heart?

It's not impossible. It's hard. And the tears of the struggle will be made all that more sweet from the striving.
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Coach. D. Eiland
Head Coach - Team #3337
Panthrobotics (Woodlawn HS)
2016: Bayou Regional WFFA Winner
2016: Rocket City Regional Judges Award
2015: Bayou Spirit Award, Bayou Chairman's Award, Bayou Dean's List Finalist (Danielle Massey), Bayou Volunteer of the Year Award
2014: Bayou Dean's List Finalist (Witni Widmeier)
2011: Bayou Regional Winner | Judges Award
2010: Rookie Inspiration Award
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