[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by itsjustjon

You've touched on several of my points that I will be making on the show tomorrow, and I totally understand what you mean.

As a student, the individual experience at a competition means a lot to my team and I. The production value displayed at our local regionals helps us get more members, sponsors, and mentors interested because it pushes the "after-school robotics club" motif into the zone of "professional and official varsity sports".

Yes, I haven't been to a district event in my FRC career, but I have been to six regionals, and those six regionals have heavily influenced the way I viewed robotics as a freshman member on 3309.

I felt the same way before New England made the switch. It didn't impact my experience at all. I enjoyed districts more because I was able to go to more events, and the change in production value ended up being a non-issue.