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disney's big...use it.
Posted by Daniel.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M Gunn Senior High School and NASA Ames.
Posted on 5/28/99 7:15 PM MST
In Reply to: Yeah....me, too posted by Susanne Krussell on 5/28/99 6:04 PM MST:
When we were talking aboout how to get more QM matches squeezed in at nationals, there were three major options:
1) More arenas
2) More time
3) Less practice
All apply in this case as well...
Number two is scary. It's hard enough to live with the days that we miss as it is. So forget that one.
Number three is cruel and unusual to rookie teams that don't have enough money to go to both a regional and nationals. Besides, we all know how valuable practice is. So let's scratch number three as well.
What are we left with? More arenas.
Disney has space! Why aren't we using it? I know FIRST is understaffed, but shouldn't they be growing with the times?
Here's how I envision nationals. There are about five regional-sized groups that compete within themselves and have finals in their own group. You may complain that this is unfair, that you might get unlucky and be in a tough group, but if you didn't notice, FIRST did it this year; they just didn't separate us physically. I think physical separation is the next logical step. Take those groups and put two arenas each, on three sides of the pit area. Teams would always be at one of the two arenas for their section. It wouldn’t be so confusing that way. Anyway, something along those lines...
Maybe we could even use regionals to pick what group teams fall into. This would make it a LITTLE more fair...
Anyway, I'm just thinking aloud here. Anyone care to join me?
-Daniel
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