Thread: How big will FIRST ever get?
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Re: How big will FIRST ever get?
I think that money is the greatEST concern to any, and maybe even every FIRST team. Eventually, there will be a point at which donations just can't continue (unless companies give to FIRST instead of local charities, believe me, that is not all good). In addition, it will take a significant manufacturing potential to make, say, 10,000 kits of parts. Furthermore, nationals will be less and less accessible. "Back in the day" it wasn't so hard to get to nationals, but if there are 3,000 , 5,000, or even 10,000 teams, it will get increasingly harder to get into nationals. I am one who says "give the underdogs and rookies a chance to experience the fun of the national event".

Another option is for the national event to change, and have 6, 8, or even 16 separate fields for competition. This may present a problem, but there is no problem in using the outdoors of Atlanta to have a competition. There is also plenty of undeveloped land belonging to Disney World. The Dean Center for Technology??
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