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Originally Posted by RoboSquad
I agree that the way this seems to have rolled out with some lack of communication...
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Are you sure no one tried or did they try and get ignored? I honestly do not remember. I remember emails discussing UIL committees trying to get things organized and 'new information coming soon'. I never responded to those emails though. Having served on several different planning committees in various organizations what I have witnessed is that surveys, requests for ideas/thoughts/concerns are sent out and either very few or no one responds. I am not blaming as I am guilty of the same thing just stating what I have witnessed. I have elected not to respond to things but do so knowing that I lose all rights to complain since I am choosing not to make my feelings/thoughts known.
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Originally Posted by RoboSquad
it takes a lot of money to run the program.
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It takes a
tremendous amount of money to run FRC. IMO this is part of the reason behind the push to get all states on the district model sooner rather than later. Some regionals break even, some raise more than they need, and some lose money and in the end they still have to have enough money to host Champs.
Don't just follow where the money is going. Trace where it is coming from to begin with. Those with enough power and who supply significant amounts of money to fund things also tend to put stipulations on that money and how it can be spent.
UIL governs UIL not the schools and not FIRST. We just have to abide by their rules to play their games. You don't have to do FIRST to participate in UIL just like you don't have to participate in UIL to do FIRST. Unfortunately this year it impacts TRR. Hopefully they will be able to separate the two next year.