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Originally Posted by JohnBoucher
I abuse this. If a parent of a senior is on the field at a regional or championships, I give them the media badge to go out with their student. I feel that they should experience this. I ask them to make it look good. I'll even give them my camera. It's one of the few things I can do for the parents.
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John, this is a very nice gesture to make to parents. I have been on both sides - being "stuck" in the stands for an entire competition as well as working on the fields, and it IS cool to be down on the Dome floor. But from the standpoint of a Vol Coord, it's a lot of work to do traffic control. At any one time I have about 20 volunteers (times 2 divisions), plus VIPs, FIRST staff, students and coaches for many teams who are queued up and/or competing, judges, AND the media people all on the fields. When the Head Referee asks you to please keeo media off of the carpet because he keeps backing into them during matches, then you know you have a problem. When "media" are coaching from the sidelines, or scouting from the sidelines, then you know you have a problem.