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FIRST HQ values the opportunity for non-qualified teams to attend FIRST Championship
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I don't think it's a leap to say that FIRST uses waitlist spots, in part, to help make this happen. |
Why does FIRST value the opportunity for non-qualified district teams to attend FIRST Championship, even more than the opportunity for some qualified teams?
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Are you asking if I know FIRST's motivations about this? I don't. Maybe you didn't mean it this way, but it sounds like you are asking me to justify FIRST's decisions without even knowing if I agree with them
If I had to guess at their motivation I would say that it is because they want a broad variety of people to attend CMP. FIRST's first
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"Expand access and participation, broad and deep . . . 'Broad' implies in every geographic region, and 'Deep' means starting from a young age."
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So they prohibit some teams who would otherwise qualify, and they allow a rotation of teams who would not otherwise qualify. Again, this is just guesswork, but I am confident in the basics.
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