This is a perk for paying and hosting the kick off field. While there may be a slight advantage because of having a practice field, I see the advantage not really being significant to get worked up about.
Saturday afternoon and Sunday many, if not most will work on the game, the field, the robot and hey, its the start of the build.
To all the worried: You have bigger challenges to worry about, relax and concentrate on what is really important .... all the pizza you will eat in the next 6 weeks
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