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Re: Preparing for the Town Hall Meeting on the New Championships Format

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
This is even more reason why FIRST should have consulted the community BEFORE it agreed to anything. Now FIRST will have to choose to spite either the host cities or the teams. On one hand, pulling the bait-and-switch on the the host cities may be damaging to FIRST's negotiating power. On the other hand, the teams are the customers to whom FIRST is providing a service. There is a limit to how much your customers will put up with before they decide that the service is not worth it.

Furthermore, if people's opinions regarding the value of the FIRST experience is diminished, such as it would be by the isolation of teams by geographical boundaries***, then teams would be less enthusiastic about bringing others into the program. FIRST seems to have dug itself a nice, deep hole, in between a rock and a hard place.



This is definitely a possible solution, but it still loses to the single FRC championship option. Although time travel is still the best by far.

It might be worth noting that by moving the FTC championship to a single venue (without an FRC championship) would allow it be greatly expanded to the point where it could be nearly as large as the FRC championship. It might be possible to reduce the backlash from the host cities if FIRST promises, and delivers a greatly enlarged FTC championship in addition to a smaller FRC competition. It might take a lot of effort to effect change of this magnitude, but I think it is possible.
Additionally, FIRST could alternate which City hosts the FRC championship and which gets the FTC championship.

***The idea of FIRST causing geographical segregation is quite unpleasant, to say the least.
Its a classic planning exercise. Determine the space needs for the 800+ FRC teams FIRST hopes to have at championships in the future. Then, make a list of venues that can accommodate those needs. Then look at hotel space within reasonable distance, travel arrangements for domestic and international teams, amenities, etc. Build a list of venues, then ask which location is the best for everyone. It's like planning a wedding. Do you hold it near the bride's family? The groom's? Do you do a destination wedding? How do these choices effect who you invite and if they'll come? 3-course meal or buffet? Go through the exercise of getting an 800-team FRC championship under one roof, find that one best location, and ask why it was not considered.

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