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Re: Changes over the years?
Also, "back in my day", there was no time between build and competition. The build season was the same 6 1/2 weeks that it is now, starting on the first Saturday in January, and going until ship day, on a Tuesday in February. That Wednesday, the teams flew out to Nashua NH, and the competition was Thursday, Friday & Saturday (in the high school gym, with the pits being in the cafeteria). As it is now, you might spend as much time between ship date and your competition as you spent between kickoff and ship date.
While it's interesting to see what all has changed, it's also quite interesting to see what all has stayed the same -- singing the National Anthem as part of opening ceremonies, teams shaking hands right before what could be the very last match, mascots & team cheers. I think someone who's only seen "modern" FIRST events who got transported back in time to see the early FIRST events would certainly recognize it as FIRST.
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