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Originally Posted by Rick TYler
Around one in ten FRC teams in any given year do not compete again the next year. I don't know what the rookie failure rate is.
I assumed Bob was intending this to pay for Championships, but I could be mistaken.
Great responses! Keep them coming.
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Yes,
This was the intent of this money. To allow teams to go and represent the State/Regional at CMP. From my experience I see that areas that are well represented at CMP have a vibrance and energy that is not seen elsewhere.
It is a point of pride to be at CMP.
Many teams that win at a regional are NOT the best funded. Rookie teams, for instance, ALWAYS have a tough time coming up with the funds to make it to CMP. Sure, the Chairman's Award recipient has their act together... that is what it is about. The regional needs to be represented to bring back what is best about FIRST to the rest of the teams. I would suggest that any chairman's award team or engineering inspiration team or rookie all star would want to come back at a workshop and share what they learned.
I don't think it is a bad thing to help by giving these winners some help to make it to CMP. They are the regional's best for that year.
That is my 2 cents anyway.... the money would HAVE to be used to defray the CMP registration fee only. It is not to help fund the team to do anything except represent the regional at CMP.