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Unread 05-11-2006, 18:39
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Re: Ideas to move in the direction of making FIRST competitions 'fair'

One of the major flaws of first may be US. I come from a relatively large team 40+ members and we have very little funding But the problem is not how much money you have it is your mentality. As a freshmen i always heard "they didn't build the robot, They have a Huge budget" It begins to rube off after a while. First isn't fair but thats what makes it fun the unfairness allows for further innovations. And the teams that lose the previous year just want to come back and kick butt the next. I can say that because thats how i feel after coming in dead last in our division at nationals I want to do better. But remember this tell your new members that it doesn't matter how much money you have it's how you think. If you think you'll win then you may win; If you think you'll lose than you will lose...
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