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Originally Posted by MikeReilly
Look at the places where the top teams in the world are from, and I guarantee you that high school football is not nearly as popular (I'm looking at YOU Simbotics, my Canadian friends...). It's a long term investment, but that's why they call it a "farm system". Get out their and grow the younger crowd, it will pay off in the long run.
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I'm not sure what your exact message is. If you are trying to say that the prominence of HS sports is what's making Georgia a weak national frc competitor, I don't think you have much evidence to support this. Texas is massive for football (high school stadiums in the tens of millions of $), yet still has elite teams such as 118, 148, 624, and 1477 among many. As the previous poster said, Canada has hockey. FRC doesn't exactly draw its students from the athletic crowd (yes there is some overlap). One could even argue that having a large highschool sports presence is beneficial for frc teams, as it would increase school spirit and competitiveness.
I think you are missing the point of my first post, being that PCH simply lacks the drive the be competitive on the national scale, and until we start pushing each other to be better, we don't stand a chance against the rest of the world.