Thread: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
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Re: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
I don't think attending more than one regional is just about having a better chance at winning a regional, going to Atlanta or winning awards. FIRST shouldn't just be about winning.

There are two reason to attend more regionals:

1. Meet, teach and inspire more teams. Like mentioned above, the teams that have enough funds to attend more than one regional, have to be doing something right. These teams usually have alot of experience that they can teach other teams. By going to more than one regional, these teams have more opportunity to teach and inspire other teams, including rookies. I know in my rookie year at Wisconsin, I know I was inspired and learned from teams like 70, 494, 111, 1625, who were all making Wisconsin thier second regional. Although all of these teams reached the finals and I'm sure won their fair share of awards, they were also fantastic role models for the plethora of younger and rookie teams in Wisconsin that year.

2. Regionals are fun and should celebrate all the work that teams do. Teams put in a ton of work each year and the regionals is where they can enjoy all the work they put in. The teams that attend more than one regional, usually are the teams that put in the most work, so it makes sense that they should be allowed to enjoy and celebrate the work that they put in.