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Re: Clash of Objectives.

This thread has diverged from it's topic to a perennial favorite controversy that has pages and pages of it's own posts...can I ask that we do the quick search on adult coaches - and post in one of the many threads already dedicated to that subject?

Regarding the "Clash of Objectives" I had a quick conversation with my Regional Director the other day - and was surprised to find that she was in favor of the Championsplit idea...On reflection, however, it made more sense that those in the positions of "providing" the program are more likely to favor the idea, where those who "receive" the program may be more opposed. In my opinion the providers want to get that experience out to more teams, while the customers tend toward liking the experience being a more exclusive thing.

A clash of objectives may be exactly the issue. My fear is that an outcome that favors the FIRST HQ vision of what's best will do so at the expense of the FIRST Team vision of what's best. Both of which are valid, and both of which were nicely coexisting before this season. FIRST is either sure that they are right, or don't care (which I refuse to believe). While they are asking for input, survey responses, and a town hall forum - each of these requests is preceded by "In 2017 there WILL BE two championships..." I'm not so sure they are right, and I'm kind of hurt that the tremendous backlash of opinion hasn't resulted in language like "Beginning with 2017, we are still considering holding two championships, but realize now there may be other alternatives. Let's talk."
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