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Re: Next year: Make the game understandable
Posted by Andrew Trax, Coach on team #180, S.P.A.M., from Southfork,Martin Co. High and UTC.

Posted on 5/2/99 4:11 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Next year: Make the game understandable posted by michael bastoni on 5/2/99 3:30 PM MST:



Okay. Let's combine issues.
1 - Rules complicated.
2 - Game not recognizable.
3 - Rookie teams at a disadvantage if game repeats.
4 - Loads of suggestions in the forum about minimum qualifications.

1 & 2 - football is complicated to someone who's never seen it but
because we grow up with it we all can explain it, at least broadly.
So make the current game less complex & familiar by simplifying & repeating it....
but (3) make the specs for the robot different for the 'pro'
teams - say, cut the weight by 30 lbs. or increase the height to 48' min. The
spec change would allow for the element of surprise for Kickoff, which some
of us look forward to. It would give the new, or even bottom ranked, teams
(4) a chance to grow and learn from the previous year. And the weight or size
change could almost be a handicap, like in golf, and even the playing field.
That would make strategy even more important. I'd even keep the 'functionally
identical replacement' rule for the pros.
Make it better, not over. Great slogan for a tee shirt.

Mrs. Trax



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