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Originally Posted by IKE
Make sure you are ready to compete at your first competition. Some teams have plans to get better as the season progresses. this can be very good, but if you do not do well enough at your first event, it can be hard to make it up.
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Ill use my team as another example of this.
Our TBA:
https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/4513/2016
At our first District event, we placed 8th, #5 alliance captain, got ourselves an award, and all around was great for us pointswise. At our second event, nothing really went right. The vision went on us, our lead screw broke and we got one slightly different so timings on lifting/lowering were different and the drivers weren't prepared, and we finished 19th. While we were still chosen for an alliance as a 3rd team pick (2930 and 5803, great teams) we had nowhere near enough points, even if we won an award (we didn't) to make it by the time the end of week 5 came.
You have to be on your game, and be ready if something gets thrown at you. If you're consistent, this will be pretty easy. Good luck to you guys this year!