[Doug G]

A fellow mentor and myself watched some matches as a spectator this year and for the most part almost every seat in front of a field had some type of reserved sign on it, BUT when I asked if it we could sit with them and help them root their team on, no one objected. So, while seat saving will always be something we struggle with (and have been for the 10 years I've been in FIRST), let's make a committment to never turn folks away if they ask to sit down by you. Also let's continue to work with our parents on this. I know my team has been guilty of this in the past and it is often the case of parents just not knowing the rules.

I had to stand for most of the Awards/Einstein ceremony at the second level, even though there were empty seats that ADULTS were saving for the entire ceremony. Even after asking several times, they wouldn't budge, and I wasn't about to sit next to a JACK@$# for an hour. It turned out that standing gave me a pretty good view.

Opening up the third deck would have been great.