Thread: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
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Re: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
I do not have a problem with teams attending more than one regional if they have the funds available, but by attending the multiple regionals, it gives the team more time to work on the robot and make improvements.

Our team attended the St. Louis Regional this year (Feb 28, 29, Mar 1) and did not touch the robot again until Atlanta. We were not able to tweak any of the hybrid modes, or make any modifications outside of the practice day on Thursday, and even then, the practice fields were booked solid, so the only way to test was in the matches.

Should allowances be made for those robots that are not attending multiple regionals to have the robot shipped back before Atlanta to allow an additional window of time to work on the robot? If cost wasn't an issue, would spending the entry fee for a regional be worth the 3 days of being able to make improvements on the robot?