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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
For what it's worth, I think Andrew has been in a blue shirt at more events than I have been to events in any capacity. Opinions on award criteria availability can be discussed in this thread (and probably should) but Andrew has to train judges on criteria so I'm sure he knows a fair bit of it.
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Lol, I'm not THAT old.
No, Oblarg raises a good point - the criteria are relatively open and by design allow interpretation. But, it has been my experience that the best way to settle a disagreement over who gets awards [1] is to work section by section through the award criteria. It provides a common framework for discussion. Does student involvement factor in? We are human, if a student just seems overly enthusiastic and knowledgeable or even just incredibly personable, that's a distinct advantage.
Really what I was getting at is that judges should absolutely NOT be grilling students to find if the mentors or the students did the work. The award criteria includes that students must be able to describe the stuff [2]. So, if you can't describe it, you don't get an award. Who cares who did it from the award criteria perspective. NOW if a student is more involved they are likely going to be both more informed and more passionate.
[1] OMG SPOILERS judges want to give awards to other teams! This actually isn't about judging in FRC, more a decent conflict resolution skill I suggest folks pick up.
[2] Ok, I think if you read close, it says "team representative" which can TECHNICALLY include mentors.