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These comments relate to the LA regional.

Originally posted by Jason Morrella
The feedback from the volunteers, judges, and staff has been incredible - as people were SO impressed by the robots, the attitudes, and the character of the teams who competed in these events.

We feel the same way about all the volunteers! Great job!

What did you think of the new pit layout in SJ and LA (rookie/veteran alternating instead of just going in straight numerical order)?

This was wonderful for us. Team 992 had the honor of being placed next to the Gila Monsters, who were invaluable in providing assistance, advice, and even forgotten supplies. We also saw many other rookie teams being helped out by their veteran neighbors. While it made finding a certain team a bit tricky, the benefits outweighed the inconveniences. Maybe an indexed map (with an ordered list of team numbers and their rows) would help.

What did you think of the team party (food, music, entertainment - which games were your favorites)?

On the whole, the food was lousey, the majority of the entertainment was boring for High School students (for example, the trike races and the inflatable obstacle course), and the little fun entertainment was plagued with hour long lines. None of our team wanted to stay much past dinner. This was the only dissapointing part of the whole experience.

What did you think of the venue/arena?

The Sports Arena is really showing it's age, but on the whole, it served its purpose nicely. The only real complaint that my team had was the unsanitary flooded men's room, and the overpriced concession stand. Other than that, it was great to have such a large and impressive venue.

General suggestions/comments (things to keep, add, change, improve, etc...)?

Again, our team was thrilled with the way the regional was run, and the only suggestion we have is to try to allow teams to bring donuts into the pits next year. Congrats on pulling off a great competition, and we look forward to attending next year.