[Greg Needel]

Ok so I think I will add some stuff to this discussion.....


First off like people have said before they do reuse the field exterior every year but they do replace the player stations because of changes in the game and damage to the lexan.

Second I would be cool if they could come up with elements that could be reused. I personally think that the mobile goals from this year could have been the ones from 2002.

Third. I think that a better solution to the cost of the field is keeping it simpler. for example the center of this years field with the bar cost $30,000 to make each one, because of the bar lowering and the custom size etc. if FIRST could figure out a cheaper way to make the field then it would cut costs overall..

There were 7 fields this year meaning that all the centers is $210,000 if you could just cut the cost for the center of the field in half you would still have $105,000 which can go a long way as far as funding goes. And that just deals with the one aspect of the field. There are many other ways to cut costs all could deal with the offset of the increased cost of putting on the competiton


*note the $30,000 figure is something that I heard at nationals in the volunteer lunch and I am not sure about it's accuracy but I believe it to be correct.