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Re: [FRC Blog] We're Listening
The one thing I keep wondering is: Why does a team have to compete at Championships to be inspired at Championships? This is FIRST's logic and I think it's wrong.
There were years where my team decided to go to Worlds regardless of whether or not we qualified. In my opinion, the most valuable thing a team could do is spend their time walking around the pits, meeting teams, inspecting the details of good robots, and watching some of the greatest robots in the world play. If your robot is competing, you don't have time to really go around and absorb anything from other teams. Having more non-competing teams spectating would also add a lot to the energy of the event.
I agree with FIRST that Championships inspire teams and improve them, but I don't think that competing at Championships is more important than attending Championships.
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Team 4488 Head Mentor
2015: [Carson Division Finalists (World Championship)], [Finalists, Entrepreneurship Award (PNW District Championship)], [Winners, GP Award (CWU District)], [Winners, Engineering Excellence (Oregon City District)]
2014: [Galileo Division Finalists (World Championship)], [Finalists, Quality Award (PNW District Championship)], [Winners, Industrial Design (Wilsonville District)], [Winners, Chairman's (Oregon City District)]
2013: [Rookie All-Star (Curie Division)], [Highest Rookie Seed, Rookie All Star (Autodesk Oregon Regional)]
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2006-2012: Mentored various teams in OR and WA
2005: Team 1510 captain, founding member
2002-2004: Team 955 student/captain, founding member
Last edited by Jean Tenca : 10-04-2015 at 18:46.
Reason: Wording
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