[Alivia]

I agree with others who have said that, while you can still gain experience and know-how from engineers and mentors from only attending off-season events, a team would be missing out on the official FIRST program. They would also miss out on the diversity of teams that attend the various events--a variety which may not be found in all off-season competitions.


Another concern that I would have with a team only attending off-season events is the fact that these teams would be facing other teams who have been to one or more official FIRST competitions. They would be facing teams who already have a feel for the game in a competition setting. I could be wrong, but I feel as if this would be a major disadvantage to the off-season event team(s). Granted, they could make this up by attending multiple off-season events and gaining experience, but I still feel like they would have a lot of work ahead of them.

Very thought-provoking question.