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Originally Posted by JamesCH95
FIRST should hold events at locations where teams are not captive to the (generally very terrible) concessions. Sports arena food might be survivable for a 2-4 hour event, but it is terrible to hold teams hostage for 1-2 meals per day for 3-4 days. I am sick of feeling captive to venues that are looking to make money off of selling me and my team awful food at an insane price.
I guess some people think that it is more inspiring to hold events at venues that are more glamorous than HS gyms... but I'm not so sure the sacrifice to our health and wallets is worth it.
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I have to agree with this. While I appreciate the efforts of FIRST to provide accommodations, the food concessions, particularly at large events, is one area that has been problematic. The food is often very expensive and hard on us older folks and students with medical conditions. Also the logistics for delivering food and seating haven't historically worked well for us.
In many cases, exclusive concessions is a stipulation of the hosting arena. That creates a difficult choice. Sorry. I don't have answers to that. But the delivery logistics and seating could be handled better at large events.