[Don Wright]

I'm not so sure I like this rule if it only means 3 extra people per alliance.

At regional events, you could easily take the robot back to the pits for repairs, where the whole team can be and can work.

It's not the case for us, but I believe there are some teams where the "pit" team is different than the "drive" team and now if something happens to their robot, especially on Einstein, there is NO way the robot can make it back to the pit even with a 6 minute time-out. So, the "drive" team who might not be the most familiar with the electrical and mechanical portions of the robot have to fix it.

I for sure can see that FIRST doesn't want lots and lots of extra people down around the field, but we all know how much space there is, even if they have to stand off to the side a bit... What is 6 more people per alliance (if it's 3 people per alliance verses 9 people if it's 3 per team) going to hurt?