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Originally Posted by EricH
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Gary, can I trouble you to repeat yourself?
Seeing as you're going to all the trouble to track the event points separately, why not just make it two separate leagues? It'd be one heck of a lot easier. And BTW, that already got shot down about a decade ago. So now you have to justify blocking teams from the top event even if they would merit attendance, even by beating multiple teams from the top event if that happens.
Honestly, if this split happens in the way you folks envision, YOU. PERSONALLY. get to tell all the students on any team who would be in the top event by wins etc. why they must go to the bottom event, despite apparently qualifying for the top event. That goes for each and every one of you who is a proponent of this idea. And trust me, if I were you guys... I'd be bringing some backup, just in case. My team had some students that really wanted to do a third event (including trying to get to CMP via waitlist this year). We had to tell them no--and it wasn't easy to decide that, despite the numbers lining up in favor of not going.
Folks, this is the Championship HQ is splitting, not the entirety of FRC. But if this proposal goes through, you just split all of FRC. |
I would hope the kids on the team would understand the 2-League/Championship System. If in the first year they dont gather the needed points to qualify for Premier, then next year they shouldnt be angry when they do win and qualify for the Challenger Championship and not Premier. If they get angry and upset, then that is on the team leadership for not having that well known.
I would hope, if that were my team, that they would strive to win that Challenger Championship so that next year the team can compete in the Premier League and hopefully fight for a Premier Championship.
I could introduce Freshman into the concept.
I could tell the Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors to either fight and strive to do the best this year so we can get into Premier next year. Or, tell them to strive for their best against the best in FIRST's Premier Division.