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Originally Posted by Chris is me
On the flip side, the negative feeling when you don't qualify at an event, and the immense pressure everyone on the team feels when you have to qualify or lose, are both detrimental to any team's success. I say this having been on both sides of the coin.
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Agreed, that there is some of this. We talk about expectations and such long before the competition so that the kids are prepared for any situation. Learning how to handle defeat graciously, and how to overcome adversity is a good lesson. In the end, learning to dislike losing and learning how much effort it takes to win (along with the rewards of winning) is also a good lesson.
Pressure and stress is something that they are going to have to cope with if they want to become and engineer and is a good lesson to learn in the relatively safe enviroment of FIRST.