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Originally Posted by DeepWater
On this note I would like to draw attention to the utter ciaos that FIRST caused while, in my opinion, being very un-GP themselves by attempting to "save seats" before the finals and award ceremony in the section directly in front of the awards platform.
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In previous years I seem to recall FIRST reserving a block of seats near the awards platform for team representatives designated to accept the awards on behalf of their team. I was working on the field for the full run of the competition this year, so I'm not sure if teams were told to send representatives to that section this year or not, but that may be the reason.
A number of years ago (Disney era), when an award was won the entire team would go up to shake hands with Dean, Woodie, etc. much like regionals work now. Given the mamoth size of the Championship event, it took an insane amount of time for team members to filter down to the stage from wherever they were sitting in the crowd (especially teams sitting in the back). As a result, a few years ago FIRST changed the awards structure, so two student representatives from each team would sit towards the front for easy access should their team win an award. With over 300 teams present, with 2 award representatives, that's over 600 seats to be reserved. In the interest of saving time given how long the awards ceremony already is, I have to say it's not a bad idea.