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Originally Posted by alopex_rex
Something to think about: I would guess at least 90% of FIRST participants don't know who Karthik and Kyle Hughes are, don't know anything about team 254, have no old friends in FRC outside of their area, and don't watch any livestreams. This is certainly true of everyone on my team, which includes many people who are very dedicated to FRC--that is, to building our robot and participating in our competitions. And it's true of the teams that will be able to go to championships now when they wouldn't have before, that is, the teams that this change is intended to help. After a visit to championships, even if it only covers half the country, a student might be inspired to start watching livestreams of events in other regions, or to look out for 254's robot. If they never go, they will probably only ever have a vague awareness of FRC teams out of their region.
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You make some fair points. I was probably stretching it with Kyle Hughes, (we had a match with 27 last year at it was a lot of fun. She was a very impressive drive coach), but I wouldn't say that 90% of teams "don't know anything about team 254".
And if not for meeting all of these great people, how exactly are these teams getting inspired? Is it just the fancy lights and the arena? Is that all it takes to inspire someone to become an engineer? I think we can aim a little higher.