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Re: My case against <G14>
Alright so here is my bottom line as to why this rule is no big deal. Great teams find a way to win even with the odds stacked against them. If you have no super cells in a match, consider it a challenge. Ever win a match where your alliance only has 2 robots and the other has 3? It feels great. Consider it a challenge if you should be in this situation at some point.
Secondly, GP is not something people inherently know how to do. They have to be shown how to do it. Go out and compete at the highest level you can no matter what. Who knows, you may lose a match but it could result in another team noting your GP by playing your hearts out the match before. Then who knows, maybe they will spread it to their next regional, or practice it more in their everyday life.
Spreading the FIRST culture is what this is all really about. When I was a student, my best moment was winning a gold medal, without question. My best moment in FIRST? That would be my first year of mentoring when I saw two of the students on our team stand up for a design they created and believed in. That was the moment I realized that these two will be successful in life in part because of their experience in FIRST. The matches do not matter. I would trade a hundred gold medals for the feeling I get when I pass along the FIRST message to someone. If it's still a big deal that you might lose a match at the expense of showing gracious professionalism by trying your best, then I hope that you will pay very close attention to Dean, Woodie, Dave, Paul, or anyone else at FIRST the next time they make a speech. If you notice, they do not concern themselves much with who wins.
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