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Originally Posted by ctt956
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I'm certainly not saying all rookies are what I was trying to describe with "hot shots." In fact VERY few are what I was trying to describe. I don't have anything against successful rookies or highly innovative rookies (or the rookies that are barely fielding a robot).
What I was trying to describe, were the young teams who seem to think that since they had a great match or won an event they should be at the top of everyone's perspective as the challenger to 1114, 254, 2056, or 148. Then they start commenting on LF posts, FRC top 25 threads, etc. that they should be in the spotlight... and honestly, I'm excited for those young successful teams, but my excitement for them often gets lost in my frustration with their obsession with their own success or their overestimation of their performance. Maybe the fault is really just with me being bothered by it.
That said, I can relate well to the teams that feel like they're performing well above the reputation they have in FRC at the regional or global level. When 1519 was a young team we had some success in our early years, more success around 2008 through 2010, then growing success afterward... and it takes a long time to become perceived as a successful team, particularly when you get to CMP and are trying to be picked by strong alliances. Partly, one just needs to learn that the ability to perform consistently at a high level is what separates the top tier from the tier that can sometimes perform nearly as well... and partly one needs to learn that building a reputation takes time.