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Re: Ideas to move in the direction of making FIRST competitions 'fair'
Well, about the point u made about small teams.
Our team 65 (Huskie Brigade) has 20 Students every year. We do have the resources of GM, but every student has atleast 2 or 3 jobs if not more on the team. Last year, not all of our team even went to Nationals. We had to do everything with a little team. WE know how it feels to be scrunched for the extra hands to do things. We have a strict team and do not let our duties waiver. For the less experienced teams or teams with less resources, they need to be reached out to. Thats one of the reasons we are in FIRST, its to help others. A note to all the newer teams, you should ask for help. Many if not all the other teams will help in anyway they can if possible. I wish all the teams could have an unlimited amount of resources, but that is not the case. We know how it feels to not have lots of money or equipment because GM only sponsers the robot and travel part of our team, we have to raise all the money for the other things such as scouting and other things on the side. But it is worth it, when the team can come together and raise money or help out other people, it makes a good impact on many people.
I think that FIRST has made it as fair as possible until some complication shows up, and they will deal with that too
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