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Originally Posted by dlavery
What do you think?
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I think that whatever I think I'll have to learn to deal with it...
I'm happy this isn't coming to CA next year...
Here are my thoughts:
-One major advantage I see from this is that more competitions will allow teams to improve their robots more over the course of the competition (particularly the rookies). For rookies that only attend one event, they do not get another chance to improve their robots.
-The state championship sounds very fun. I like the idea of regional championships. It would be cool if the top teams from each region got to compete before going to Atlanta. (I'm not sure this would work on the state-by-state basis since many states don't have enough teams).
-I agree with what Cory said. Instead of starting new teams we should really work on improving the teams that are already established. There are plenty of teams here in the Bay Area that are over 8 years old and are
still struggling. The experience for students will be better if money, mentors, students, and sponsors are concentrated rather than spread thin...
-I don't like high school sporting events. Actually I just don't like sports period... I'm thouroughly against FIRST becoming more sports-like, and less unique.
-If FIRST didn't take risks, we'd still be playing 1v1 on a feild covered in corn. Right?