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Re: Alliances in touble?
Posted by Elaine Anselm.

Engineer on team #191, X-Cats, from Jos Wilson High School and Xerox.

Posted on 4/12/2000 9:13 AM MST


In Reply to: Alliances in touble? posted by Chris on 4/12/2000 7:05 AM MST:



Chris - I guess I read through the same comments and saw something different. Teams were disappointed at not making the finals, ours being one. We had some great matches and the team wanted to see more. It looked to me like just about everyone who posted notes about being disappointed could see beyond that and felt it was a great year despite the dissapointment. I do think there could be improvements to the selection process, but I also think that alliances are the BEST thing that FIRST has done since they got rid of the tethers in 1993.

I do agree with you on the attendance at the finals matches. In 1998 the stands were about as full as during the awards ceremony and the mood was electric during the finals matches. People were dancing, teams were all having a great time. Last year it was just too hot. This year I was dissapointed to see so few people in the stands for what was one of the best finals ever.

So what happened this year? You may be right that people lost interest once they were not chosen. It is tough for people to cheer someone on when they did not pick your team as an ally. I also thought that things were too disjoint and did not promote a sense of oneness. If I remember correctly matches were 9-10:15, selection 10:45-11, finals 1-3 and ceremony 6-8. A 2 hour break after the selection with people disappointed resulted in a mass exodus. I think some people intended to come back but then didn't when they thought about leaving again for after 2 more hours then coming back for the ceremony. If the format with alliances continues, which I personally would like to see, maybe the break should occur after the last seeding match, then have the alliance selection followed by a half hour break while teams strategize. During that time the DJ should get the crowds pumped up. In years past the DJ got the crowd moving, but this year it seemed like they just played music. Going back to a more gradual elimination like the one resulting from double elimination would be another alternative

Our team has talked about telling team members that they cannot leave before the finals, but I would rather have them want to stay than make them feel forced into it.

Elaine
Team 191
X-Cats


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