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Originally Posted by skippy178
I think I also feel strongly that FIRST needs to figure out how to allow newer teams (and mine is NOT in this category, so this isn't some sort of self-fulfilling barrow I'm pushing) to be recognized for their efforts across ALL categories, not just Rookie Inspiration / All-Star / Highest Seed.
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There's no prohibition on rookies winning any award, save Chairman's. Consider 1398 (Imagery Award, Peachtree 2004), 1959 (Website Award, Palmetto 2006), 1114 (Xerox Creativity Award, Canadian Regional 2003), or 1002 (Johnson & Johnson Sportsmanship Award, Peachtree 2003).
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Should there be a purely rookie-focused championship series (in addition to the existing Championship) where only new teams of 1-2 years standing in FRC are eligible to compete ? Multiple competition tiers in FRC would be similar to what is found in baseball with the major/minor leagues and also in other sports.
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Again, no. 1618 may have competed for four seasons now, but the vast majority of the team was new this season. We got just as much enjoyment playing the old-timers as we did from the newbies. (I draw a distinction between that idea and giving rookies a chance to get their feet wet through techniques such as the Kettering rookie pilot and hosting pre-rookies at off-season events a la Brunswick Eruption, though.) If you're looking for multiple competition tiers, try FTC and (J)FLL; some teams find fielding a JV team for their freshmen (or a feeder system with FLL) to be rewarding.