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Re: A New Method of Handling Nationals
Posted by Pamela at 04/11/2001 4:36 PM EST


Student on team #166, Techno Insanity, from Merrimack High School and Texas Instruments.


In Reply to: A New Method of Handling Nationals
Posted by Travis Hoffman on 04/11/2001 3:55 PM EST:



Breaking the nationals into classes purely based on experience in competition has problems. Just because you're an old team who's number has been in the competition for years does not necessarily mean that your exact team has the experience. What happens when a team keeps the same number yet changes sponsorship and leadership and is in the same boat as rookie teams? Do they get bumped down levels? Also just because your team has gained experience does not neccessarily mean your team will have the skills to compete in the "big leagues". Inexperience does not neccesarily mean you can't compete in the top notches either. Rookie teams by being seperated from veterans lose much of the competitions excitement, they cannot see what has been done by teams who know the ropes and don't have the opportunity to be on the same feild as their "idols" (older teams who can be looked up to and example followed). I like the idea of classes to seperate the robots but hate the idea of having rookies miss out on the experiences of competing with veteran teams.
Pamela 166


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