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Originally Posted by Bob Steele
How many regionals have you been to that have all of the rookie and younger teams ready to start playing at 12:00 on Thursday?
I have NEVER been to a regional where that was the case...
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Perhaps we need a shift in our mindset. Thursday is no longer the "last day of build" - it's the first day of competition. Build has to be done on bag/ship day. Any practice time is only for tweaking, not major builds. Michigan teams had to face that reality last year - many did not realize it and missed a significant portion of their 12 matches in their first district event.
And it's not just rookie or young teams that have to change their thinking. I know of very veteran teams who built or rebuilt major components of the robot on Thursday in the past.