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Re: The size of Nationals in a few years!
Posted by ChrisH at 04/10/2001 10:51 AM EST
Engineer on team #330, Beach 'Bots, from Hope Chapel Academy and NASA JPL, J & F Machine, Raytheon, et al.
In Reply to: Re: The size of Nationals in a few years!
Posted by Nick on 04/09/2001 9:41 PM EST:
: Eventually the regionals WILL become qualifiers for
: nationals. I know, it sad to think about, but if FIRST
: continues to grow at it's current rate there is barely
: a possibility to be able to support 2000+ teams
: financially and with space in the pits. As FIRST grows
: it will become increasingly harder to book hotels and
: flights. Eventually I believe not every team will be
: able to enjoy Epcot and the magic of Disney in the
: future (5-10 years). I think that creating Divisions
: was the first step in creating qualifiers. Just my opinion.
This is an issue that FIRST is already struggling with. They mentioned it at the 2000 kick-off. That they were trying to figure out what to do, and they hadn't even gotten to the point of closing the Nationals yet.
Part of the reason is that Disney still wants to support other guests. Imagine shutting down your business during peak season so you could serve a single customer. Not good business sense.
If FIRST continues to grow, I think that eventually they will have to move to a system like that used in college athletics, and then to one like high schools use. The areas a given competition can draw from will be limited.
This will of course limit the diversity of the competition. But that may be the price for success. On the other hand, maybe some creative person will come up with a unique system that works for our unique needs.
Start thinking now, we'll need a solution all too quickly. If you come up with anything TELL SOMEBODY!!!
Chris Husmann, PE
Team 330 the Beach'Bots
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