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Re: Thoughts on CoOpertition

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I want the teams to play each other not the system.
I totally agree. Point blank. Do other sports say "Hey, let's score some for the other team, in the long run it'll be beneficial right?"

No. I believe I remember Dean and Woodie talking about how they wanted to creat a sports-like game, to get more people to come to the competition. But, a lot of parents that went with our team were confused and frustrated with the 6V0-type system.

It is great that they added the 5 point bonus, but those 5 points are more obnoxious than helpful in my opinion. Wouldn't it be easier for it to be just the way it was?

You win, you win. You lose, you lose.

I know Coopertition is in the spirit of FIRST, trying to level the competition- but creates that whole idea of "playing the system."

It was risky to score goals for the other team, when you weren't sure if you were actually ahead. Sometimes, the score on the screen, wasn't actually the score... at all. How can you decide whether to score for the other team, when you can't even trust that?

I just see, another award like the safety award. How loud can you yell robot? How many goals can you score for the other team?
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