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Originally posted by Lora Knepper
Why bother? I think we should ask the rookies why they bother. Or the teams with little to no funding, no engineers, and lets face it - a very very slim chance at coming out as #1 in the country. Why do they bother every year???
Ever talk to some of these teams? They come because they have the spirit to try...and really for me, that's what FIRST was always about. I have the sinking feeling that now, now the Epcot Invitational will have something vital lacking....
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Well, there you go. This seems like a really good reason to go to Nats. Teams (especially rookie teams)will be inspired by a high goal such as Nats, and challenge themselves to the limit, trying to get themselves to do good in Nats, maybe even get a taste of winning awards. And winning isn't the most important if teams have tried their best, or even double their best to do so well...
I am sorry if my original message came out as really negative. What I was getting at is that people should think about the different values of Nationals.
There are times when sometimes when people say "winning is not important", they are forgetting the benefits when teams are trying to "win" the competition... And then, when people say that they want everyone going to Nats, well... I want to ask: "Why is that?" I am not trying to hint that their opinions are wrong, but rather just curious about the origin of their statement.
Then, if they say something like: "Every teams should have a chance to meet other teams", well then, I am going to question: "Is that really possible?" And so on...
I really want people to think about what they want to get out of Nationals, and why they think that. And maybe at the end, we can form a few statements that really represent what we are feeling, and presentable to FIRST and staff.