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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky
1.reserve non team seats in the front. So say have the team seats higher up allowing for the general public to get close to the action and not go all the way to the nose bleeds because they don't want to sit inside a team.
2.do crowd activites. Anything from small quiz games about Frc or even showing small videos the community has been made will make a difference.
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These two ideas are very promising. At some events (using Michigan states at EMU as an example), teams rush into the stands to reserve seats for their team. That leads to some safety concerns as teams run in a mob after the gates open. Reserving these seats also leads to hurt feelings between teams if a large team claims a large spot with very few people.
By saving those priority seats to the general public only, it stops teams from rushing in and saving seats. Who would want to run in and up stairs to save nosebleed seats?
Your second point has great potential. The Master of Ceremonies could do a "FIRST History" quiz about past teams and challenges. For example, "Which two teams joined together and 'rose from the ashes' after their two schools merged?". This would still involve students to participate and learn about FIRST history.
An idea to help newcomers to the game could be to hold scoring quizzes between matches. Even if they have no idea what the points are, teams there will and they'll learn which elements are worth more. For example, a question could be: "Which is worth more points, a 6 tote stack or a 3 tote stack with a recycling container?" Teams will answer the 3 tote + RC, and the MoC could explain in detail why.