Thread: Am I the only one that thinks that Breakaway is a game for the powerhouse vets?
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Unread 23-03-2010, 15:15
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Re: Am I the only one that thinks that Breakaway is a game for the powerhouse vets?
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Originally Posted by RRLedford View Post
Despite getting knocked out in the semifinals, even with two powerhouse vets as our partners, we were able to end up receiving the Midwest Rookie All Star award! Now we have to see if we can switch our trip plans from going to Minneapolis to going to Atlanta instead! Not a bad problem to have.
A small aside: the play on the field is excellent but the excellence off the field is what helps garner awards such as the Rookie All Star Award. Teams like Exploding Bacon, FRC 1902, can share their Rookie All Star year and experiences with you. They were amazing then and are amazing now - and in their 5th year as an FRC team, they garnered the Chairman's Award at the Florida Regional this season. I think that is really super awesome, but I remember their rookie year and the impact they made on FRC, immediately.

The great thing about being a rookie team is that you are a rookie team and every experience is new and challenging. The other great thing about being a rookie team is that you are only a rookie team once. Next season - you become a veteran team with a year's experience under your belt. It will still be new, and a lot of young teams make the mistake of thinking they know it all, having been through it once or twice. Nope. We never know it all. That's part of being an FRC team.

Good luck at the Championships and enjoy it!

Jane
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