Thread: Does FIRST give out too many awards? (Opinion)
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Re: Does FIRST give out too many awards? (Opinion)
i have some pro and con views on this

PRO: I think that awards can be great, because they push teams to achieve in more ways. I think creating more awards would help to even further expand the FIRST experience

CON: There are some awards that I feel should be done away with. One is the participation medals. A participation medal doesnt really mean much to most people, and we all know that. It's more of an "I didn't do good enough to win anything" award.
Another award I think should be discontinued is the Spirit Award. The intent of this award is well, but it promotes extremism. The team that wins this is usually a team who was chanting through the entire competition and waving things in the air that block the views of people behind them. I'm all for team spirit, but trying to be as obnoxious and loud as possible doesn't seem like spirit to me.
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