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Originally Posted by Cory
It's difficult to do that when HQ's outwardly visible goal seems to be "start as many teams as humanly possible".
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FIRST's stated goal is to do exactly that - start a team in every school.
Most schools have a football, basket, baseball team along with a marching band and other programs. They are very costly and in this part of the world they are paid for by booster organizations. The facilities and fields owned by the school but the operational and maintenance cost are paid for by the booster organizations and/or team fees.
Teams's are autonomous entities and not under teleoperated control by HQ when it comes to fundraising.
Sports and music programs do not go to their 'HQ' when they need money. Why should we be any different ? It isn't because of cost. The per student cost of our robotics programs is on par and several cases less than that of the sports / music programs.