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Originally Posted by Cory
By eliminating bag day you DO have a chance to bring the bottom up.
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This is absolutely true, and I think that this alone would help improve the overall level of competition at FRC events by allowing all teams to spend more time building on the competition bot. Teams with low resources could be brought up. Teams with a high amount of resources remain unaffected. This alone would help to bring up the overall level of competitiveness in FRC.
Just based on observations at competition events, there seems to be a very different work culture in the pits between teams that play at a highly competitive level and those that do not. Just look at which teams are in the pits until they close every night, and which teams go to dinner as soon as the last match for the day ends? Do you think this translates to work ethic during the build season as well? Teams that compete at a high level just seem to be more organized in their build operation. They work harder. They work smarter. They put in the time it takes to build a kick-butt robot. They don't just settle for something that will barely pass inspection. They only settle for doing the best they possibly can. Just like nearly everything else in life (school, work, hobbies, interpersonal relationships), you are more successful, and excel more at those things that you dedicate the most time to.
Here's a fact: Many teams failed initial inspection due to their failure to follow the very clear rules regarding the display of team numbers on the robot. What does that tell
you about a team, and their drive for success and excellence in FRC?
FISRT has a huge challenge: How do you inspire students and teams to compete at the highest level possible?
I think the implementation of rule changes to help all teams compete at a higher level is crucial. Success inspires excellence.