[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Cappeh

As much as FIRST pushes gracious professionalism, there are always teams that play just to win. Most people won't admit it, but I've seen teams that are rude and unpolite;

I saw a case of this in FTC one time. My son, a 4th-year veteran, was nearly apoplectic. When the team in question figured out their error (it was during a match) and did the GP thing, the audience cheered. I think the lesson was learned, for at least one team.

There's a thread going on now about "would you give your time out to the other alliance if they needed it." I'm frankly stunned that any FIRST team would answer "no" to this question. I haven't been to or watched nearly as many FRC tournaments as some old-timers, but I think it happened in about half the finals I've seen.