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Re: Cheering, standing ovations, and required team actions during matches and awards

Ah yes, to cheer or not to cheer? That does seem to be a rather controversial question in almost any organization similar to this one.

I'm in band as well, and our Band Director tells us, "It's always polite to cheer for other bands because it shows that we have respect for them. Some of them probably did better than us as well, so it's also a way of congratulations. For those that didn't do as well, it's a way of encouraging them to keep working hard and that we enjoyed them anyway." I fully agree with that and (if I attended competitions this year ) would've fully exercised that.

Now, I think a debate that comes up as well is whether or not to scream like animals for your own team. In Band, we're not not to cheer for ourselves becuase it's unprofessional. We're in view of judges and other people that determine our future in the organization and if we go out there and act like a bunch of wild and uncontrollable apes, that's not going to leave a good impression.

I understand that it's different in the Robotics world, but I still think a little bit of that logic can apply. It's all right to cheer for yourselves, just don't OVERDUE it. I go to events and see people who scream until they're blue in the face because they're group won and it kind of makes me cringe. Especially if they're supposed to be the elite of their school/organization. If it makes a peer cringe, what kind of message do you think it sends to the elders?

Honestly, I'm not trying to be the huge rain cloud and say "You can't cheer for yourselves... it's bad." That's not what I'm saying at all. You worked hard and you deserve to congratulate those on your team for their contribution. All I'm saying, is don't go overboard. You never know how that could make others feel, or what judgment they could make based on how you act in that sort of situation.

I wouldn't necessarily require your team to do something organized for every group. What if I enjoyed 395's performance while Jeremiah thought it was a little off? (Not necessarily true, just an example.) I would probably cheer more for that particular team than he would. And it's the same if Chrissy though that 1629 was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and I thought they were average (Again, not necessarily true.) Chrissy would probably go crazy while I would show respect by cheering, but nothing else. It differs in opinion.

Well, I'm pretty sure this is longer than I intended it to be, so apology there. I hope I helped a little bit.

-Danielle
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