Thread: What percentage of FRC teams should attend championships?
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Re: What percentage of FRC teams should attend championships?
Question to those who are more knowledgeable than I:
In order to gain the Championship Experience, must a team/member be there for the entire Wednesday-Saturday time?

I've never personally attended CMP as a competitor, but this week will be my fourth as a spectator. Last year I was there Thursday-Saturday (my school administrators let me go early because I was in the running for WFA*); we've also been there Friday-Saturday, and this year we'll be there Saturday only.
Our out-of-pocket costs will be well under $1k. Will we get the full experience? No. Will we see #friendswithrobots and be inspired, moreso than watching on thebluealliance? Yes.

As with others, I firmly believe that students - at least once in their time on the team - should experience a high-level competition as a competitor. Right now, that high-level competition is The World Championship. In the future, it will be One Of The World Championships. Possibly further down the line, it will be A SuperRegional or SuperDistrict Championship. For my team this year, it was INCMP.

*a laughable premise but I'll take what I can get
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