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Originally Posted by aksimhal
Maybe FIRST needs bigger venues?
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Indeed, the stands at NJ were almost maxed out.
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Originally Posted by FourPenguins
It is not unusual for MORT's section of the stands to contain about 100 people on a Saturday.
If someone who is not from MORT tried to sit with MORT, I doubt (and sincerely hope, on behalf of my team) that anyone would give them a hard time
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First, MORT took up a sizable fraction of the arena, they are a HUGE team. It's a beautiful sea of yellow and black!
Second, MORT selected very non-prime seats, off to the side and up pretty high. (A minor logistical issue when they came down for their trophy ensued...)
Third, I actually DID sit within MORT's "area" and nobody said a word, shoo'd me away or anything - there was an empty seat, I sat there, later I left...Just like it should be.
I agree that teams need to sit together, and kind-of staking out your area is a real necessity. Chasing people away is to be frowned upon. If anyone were to say "that seat is saved", I'd reply "OK, I'll leave when they return".
On a related note: I wish there was some better way of managing ALL THE COATS that are a necessity at a northern regional. Bring a team of 35 and you have to somewhere store 35 big fluffy coats - not to mention the other paraphernalia that teenagers bring with them. The pits don't have the room, there is a security concern ( I don't want my coat to walk away), I need occasional access to it, etc...
Hmmm, perhaps some team can organize a free Coat Check service next year...
Don