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Originally Posted by guju4life2005
hmm 1568 was composed of mostly 7 memeber (high school students) 4 ovoisly were the drive team, one was always in pit sometimes 2, if not than the other was scouting, since we had a few problems the team was in pit. the 7th our programmer was always looking for better codes to write and it worked...we were able to drop and sometimes cap as well...this year the team has grown slightly but weve also lost 2 members to college, myself included...however out sprit was showed, there were signs held up while 1568 was on the clock...
so, some teams dont have spirit mainly because they are 2 small
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We had a team come over during the Championship and asked if we would cheer for them. They had a small group in the stands (about 6), and their competition team could never hear them cheer due to the overall crowd noise. So, we joined in with them, and their competition team looked up in the stands shocked. Don't hesitate to ask a larger or more vocal team to help if you are smaller. Just don't ask it when they are competing against you!
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Originally Posted by Aaron D.
An award should never be the motivation behind cheering or else it isnt genuine. . . . Being spirited is something that can't really be forced. it just has to happen, maybe with some encouragement!
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While cheering is often a measure of "team spirit", it isn't the only one. I patricularly enjoy those teams who form the "gauntlet" at the escalator as you arrive at the Championship. They wish everyone entering the Georgia Dome "Good Luck" and high-five you as you pass. That just starts the day and the tournament off right. It gets extended by teams like TJ^2 (88), who run around with their water bottle rattles and encourage their whole division to "pump it up". Then the teams who pass out or trade their trinkets with other teams. Or teams that help other teams in the pits improve a robot that will be competing against them. There are so many other acts of GP that make up the "spirit of a team" beyond cheering, and I hope the judges take these additional acts into consideration.
Some teams view the events as the "Measure of their accomplishments", and concentrate on how their robot qualifies. But, the teams who view the events more as the "celebration of their accomplishments", are the teams who tend to show the greatest spirit. Something that Woodie acknowledges at the start of every event, when he says "Everyone who attends is already a winner."