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Re: Your Best FIRST Experience
My best experience had to be this year at the Wisconsin regional.
Last year was pretty diappointing, because while we were able to make a very nice looking robot, functionality wasn't our strong point. We only attended one regional and didn't get selected for the tournament.
This year, we really got things together. We performed well at Detroit and at that time, it felt very satisfying. Then we went to Wisconsin. I watched my kids in the pits, talking to judges and putting the safety glasses on the blow-up leprecan (yes, that's spelled wrong). When things went wrong, I watched them grab the robot, at some points, go inside the robot, fix it and put it out on the field fully functioning. I saw my kids thinking up strategies and counter-strategies for each robot and alliance. I saw my kids really experiencing what the program is all about. That makes me feel like all of the hard work and time that myself and our team's other mentors have put in has truly been worth it. That is the best feeling that I know of.
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This season, I was a part of a great team, with great kids who were really inspired, and who inspired me back. That's my brag, what's yours?
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