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Re: FiM is NOT FIRST
If you don't agree with FiM, but want to see FIRST grow to include most if not all of the schools in the nation, and expand worldwide, how would you manage the growth? If FIRST (FRC that is) expands to 10,000 teams (versus the current 1300-1500), do you think that the current model would still be workable?
How many regionals would you need to handle this number? Even assuming that each team can go to only one regional, with 80 teams at each regional, you would need 125 regionals. How many matches would you get? So how many teams would qualify for Championships? And how would you judge Chairman's Award from 125 entries? How about the other awards? How often would you even get to see certain teams, let alone compete against or with them.
It's easy to say "this is changing everything and I don't like it", but unless you want to freeze the number of teams, something will change. So, instead of griping, I challenge you to suggest better, workable solutions.
P.S. I picked 10,000 teams because FLL is projecting over 13,000 teams this year. And they are facing a lot of the challenges listed above.
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