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Re: Future First Championship News

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Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace View Post
People keep pointing to this, but WHO are these mentors? Yes, I see a lot of talk here, a lot of people upset, but I see ALSO a lack of comment from many more well-respected mentors and members from HOF teams.

I keep seeing people pointing out how upset SO many people are, but there's just as many, if not more, people who are NOT commenting and instead are waiting for more information.

It's important that people make their opinions known if it makes themselves feel better, but it's just as important to NOT exaggerate or make it seem like ALL OF FIRST is upset about this.

Not that I'm a HOF mentor, or WFFAA, or even "well-respected" by many, but I'm not worried about this development at all. Having gone through the transition to districts TWICE (once in Michigan and now once in Indiana), what I see more than anything is that once change happens, FRC teams are adaptable, despite analyzing and agonizing about it when it first is announced.
I was referring to Jared and Cory of 254 specifically, whose posts can be read earlier in this thread, as well as the others that have been implied through reading this thread.

While I'm quite certain that some degree of their posts was simply them being inflammatory to get a reaction, a change that has any HOF mentors even questioning their involvement and whether FIRST's goals continue to align with their own needs a serious looking at.

Yes, the HOF/Otherwise Super-elites are a minority, and so its easy to say that this change really only upsets a minority of teams that want to compete at the highest level. They account for less than 100 of the ~3000 teams in FIRST. However, they disproportionately account for a large portion of the inspiration. Without them, I think the program ultimately would not survive, and so decisions which cause them to question their involvement are scary indeed. Those teams mentor other teams and make the FIRST program better. Consequently, I believe that those teams should be involved in decisions like this, and their input heavily considered.

To use my own region as an example? 1114 is directly responsible for 50+ VRC teams, several FLL teams, as well as the creation or growth of several premier FRC teams, 1503,1680,2056,2166,3683,4039,4476 and more I can't think of right now can all credit 1114 with some part of their existence or competitiveness.
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