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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol
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.
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Agreed. Teams will have to shift their mindset a day or two durring build season. We have left last minute things for Thursday morning, and had a good practice day, but some teams look at Thursday as the last day of build as you said. Those things will have to be done before ship. It's part of the challenge!