Posted by Bethany Dunning.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #163, Quantum Mechanics, from International Academy and Quantum Consultants/EATON/ITT Industries.
Posted on 5/31/99 6:05 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Eating lead in 2000 posted by Adam Hathaway on 5/31/99 2:29 PM MST:
Do you think that if one took away that 'reward' of Nationals for every team, that there would be as much interest? Building the 'bot itself, i think, only becomes the best part after you have done it. The big recruiting tool can be Nationals - who doesn't want to be a part of something like that?
: as a kid, the part i enjoy most is building and designing the robot. I wont lie and say i dont want to win

, but the part i have the most fun with is building the robot. FIRST to me is about the design challenge they give us each year, not who ends up winning the nationals. The nationals are a reward for doing all the hard work, a chance to show off.