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Originally Posted by BioxBunny
Thats what my teacher was thinking, he said that if people are coming from out of state, like way put, then they must know they have a good chance at winning. From the "wanting to win the competition" view of course.
But hopefully 10,000 lakes will gain more variety in teams as registration keeps going. Time will tell who our competitors are.
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If I may, I'd like to expand on this thought a little. There are almost as many reasons to travel to regionals to compete as there are stars in the sky.
One that I hear a lot is that teams work hard to obtain funding to travel to different regionals outside their area so that they can interact with other teams from other areas, broadening their experience in FIRST. That experience can encompass the competition, the teams, the locale, the history of the event and the location, the sight-seeing opportunities.. the list goes on.
Competing successfully at the regionals is always a plus and an important part of the competition season but there can be many reasons for selecting the regionals that teams travel to and participate in. It's very exciting.
Jane
Edit: I must have been typing when Alan posted.
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