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Re: A New Method of Handling Nationals
Posted by Travis Hoffman at 04/11/2001 5:37 PM EST


Engineer on team #48, Delphi E.L.I.T.E., from Warren G. Harding High School and Delphi Automotive Systems .


In Reply to: Re: A New Method of Handling Nationals
Posted by Carolyn Duncan on 04/11/2001 4:29 PM EST:



: I think you could be on to something here. HOWEVER, this could also be VERY BAD. If you separate the teams into divisions like high school sports things could get boring. What I mean is, can you imagine how boring the rookie division would be? No offense to the rookies because I was one this year, but they wouldn't have the heart or the cheering tht the older teams have. They wouldn't get the gracious proffessionalism the same way because there wouldn't be an example near them at all times. Also, the sheer magnitude that is FIRST would seriously decline. It would definately be less exciting in all the divisions. The older teams wouldn't ever get paired with the rookies thus never giving the rookies the chance to experience things like 700 point games, maybe not that high but you get the idea. This idea would solve the size and space problem but at what cost? Does what I'm saying make any sense to anyone or am I just typing to feel important?
: :Carolyn
: Team 495

I'm sure there are plenty of flaws in my method. Flaws like the fact that the number of new teams is growing faster than the number of veteran teams. And the fact that it could get very expensive for a good young team to go to all the class competitions in the same season as they get promoted. But you wanted ideas, so here ya go. Tear it apart, rearrange it, do with it what you wish.

In theory, the *good* rookie teams would rise to the top of their class during the class competition, and these teams would get the opportunity to move onward and upward into the next class. Demotion of teams from a higher class to a lower one (at the start of the next season) could also be considered, to keep all the classes balanced. It's not like these teams wouldn't have a fair shot to move right back up the following season.

Travis





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