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Re: Are 8 play regional reasonable?
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Originally Posted by CJ_Elliott
Even if it works for 1 match but it works really well. I want to have our robot work.
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These two sentences really hit home with me. In 2013, my team had a really hard time financially and competitively. I am grateful we had the chance to play 2 events with 12 matches each. Every match was another chance for the robot to work. If we didn't have as many matches, we may not have had a chance to experience the bits of robot functionality we saw, like when we successfully blocked a full-court shooter for most of a match. Having those matches, and then a second competition after, gave us more chances to see success. If we didn't have a second competition (and if we had regionals, we wouldn't have), we may have not gotten our first judged award in four year that season.
More matches and more competitions give teams, especially struggling teams, more chances to work out their issues and be inspired by their hard work all coming together.
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2016-present, Mentor, FRC 2791 - Shaker Robotics
2016: Tech Valley SF (5236, 2791, 3624) and Quality Award, Finger Lakes SF (5254, 2791, 2383), Battlecry@WPI Winner (195, 2791, 501), Robot Rumble Winner (2791, 195, 6463)
2016-present, Mentor, FRC 1257 - Parallel Universe
2016: Mount Olive Winner (1257, 5624, 1676), Bridgewater-Raritan Finalist (1257, 25, 3340, 555) and Gracious Professionalism Award, MAR CMP Winner (225, 341, 1257), Archimedes SF (4003, 4564, 5842, 1257), IRI Invite
2012-2015, Student, FRC 1257 - Parallel Universe
2015: Mount Olive QF (1257, 1811, 1923) and Industrial Safety Award, North Brunswick Finalist (11, 193, 1257) and Team Spirit and Industrial Safety Awards
2014: Clifton Winner (1626, 869, 1257), MAR CMP QF (1257, 293, 303)
2013: TCNJ Industrial Safety Award
2012: Mount Olive QF (204, 303, 1257)
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