[JackN]

Here are some positives I can think of from this season:

1) The district system allows teams to play more matches for less money. It lets teams learn more and inspire their students more. Sure there are 1-2 bugs to work out, but i love to see how they will build on it for next year.

2) The new control system allowed teams do more impressive and interesting things. Over the next few years some of the things we will see being developed will blow everyone away.

3) Maybe it was the leveled playing field for this game, but some of the rookie teams this year were extremely impressive. Teams that stood out to me include, 2771, 2970, 2753, 2834, 3115 and 3091. I feel like all of these teams could grow into big members in FIRST.

4) I enjoy seeing games where there is little ref interaction. No offense to refs, but they can swing the outcome of a match to much over ticky-tack calls (However I would never want to be in their position, because then I would have to deal with people like me).