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Re: Future First Championship News

Connor,
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Anyone in the FIRST organization that thinks this is a good idea clearly does not understand this program or share the same goals as many of the teams that participate in it, and they should not be allowed to hold their position any longer.
Emphasis mine and really? Who are we talking about? The people who are FIRST employees who deal with the administrative logistics of FIRST or the volunteers in terms of coaches/mentors/field volunteers? Please explain. I only ask because somewhere else in this thread one poster got irritated with another because they felt like they were being told to just 'sit down and accept this...' Are you really saying that anyone who happens to be reserving judgment or may even like this idea should quit FIRST?

popnbrown
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…remember that we are ultimately here trying to inspire students from all different backgrounds that not only STEM is a great opportunity, but that a little inspiration (in whatever form) can go a long way.
Emphasis mine and definitely agreed!!

Kevin
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In other news, as a long time attendee of Lone Star and someone moderately familiar with the GRB, I'm not worried about the quality of the event there.
Ditto. LSR is our home event and has been very well run over the course of our 8 years there. I have no doubt that GRB and Houston teams would give a heck of a Texas welcome to everyone!

LeelandS
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So I've sat here and read every post on the 16 pages of content in this thread. And it has made me very depressed....because of the response by the community.
To be honest I skimmed some of them because now it's up to 43 but me too. I completely understand that everyone has been caught off-guard and wanted to vent but please remember that our students are reading this too...prime example below...

AndrewPospeshil
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I only suggest CD members (and people not associated with the decision making process in general) to consider what you post in this thread - As a student it is by no means my job, duty, or responsibility to police what others say and post, but it appears some people are allowing their emotions to get ahead of themselves.
Out of the mouths of babes…

As far as districts go, remember that not everyone is there yet, not everyone is sold on the idea yet, and we are being pushed to have them in place by 2017. This means that 2017 will be a double-whammy year for many teams (move from regionals to districts and the championship split). Personally speaking, if you have that many concerns step up and volunteer to be on a committee to help steer things.

I also know that several things were said to me recently by different parties that I will leave here with you.
  • “Entry into championships is going to become a more difficult goal to attain.” – It seems to me that the split makes champs easier to get into. The only thing I can guess from this statement combined with 'the announcement' is the eventual implementation of an ultimate champ model that is only attainable via the two championships.
  • “Dean’s vision is to have FIRST programs in every school.” – In light of this the two championships makes sense. More opportunities to advance to a national level.
  • “Big changes are coming.” – Wow…this was an understatement.

The other thing I will point out as far as ‘money grabbing’ etc. is that hosting a regional is insanely expensive and time consuming. Rumor has it that of the four Texas regionals two break-even and two lose money (yes I know this is another reason to push for district play in Texas). How many others are there like ours?

And after 43 pages of ‘venting’ Frank still does get it…

Franks Blog
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In all of this, we need your help in doing what you do best – solve problems. I’m personally very interested in hearing your ideas about how we may be able to arrange for final matches between the winners of FIRST Championship Houston and FIRST Championship St. Louis.
Let’s work together to make these future Championships great.
Frank
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