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not one of my favorite things

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Coach on team #246, Blue Light Special, from John D. O'Byrant High School/Boston Latin Academy and NSTAR/Boston University/UTC/Raytheon/MassPEP.

Posted on 8/6/2000 11:25 AM MST


In Reply to: QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!! posted by Andy Grady on 8/6/2000 9:04 AM MST:



i have to see andy's POV on this one.. when you're trying to get work done in the pits, etc.. having people coming up to you, trying to give you stuff, talk to you, etc while you're trying to work isn't cool.. in '99 when we were regional winners and #2 seed at the nationals, we had the most hectic time just trying to sit in our pits and relax between matches.. people kept coming up, trying to get us to go to their pits and watch their robots and listen to their specs starting Friday afternoon... there was never a minute to really relax, talk to the strategy team about matches and stuff because of soooo many people.. we were trying to focus on the matches at hand and stay in the top 16.. and like most teams, had a dedicated few people to really check out the robots and come up with some 'finalists' for choices that they brought to the rest of the team.. i definitely wasnt' favoring the spaming

this year i was on a team who wasn't really pursued.. people came and asked, we told.. we talked the people in matches and in cues with us about our abilities.. but we never went to other people's pits for the purpose of selling ourselves.. we made a few 'signs' we carried around, more in jest than anything.. but telling facts.. and we did what andy likes.. we concentrated on showing what we could do on the field.. we played strong defense and showed what we had that way.. and saturday morning we tethered out robot outside and drove it around for anyone who wanted to watch (and amazed ourselves by pushing/pulling over 1000lbs).. we understood that it's hard to be badgered, especially when you're trying to fix your 'bot for the next match.. and we didn't do it..

maybe some people enjoy it.. and i think teams making a 'sheet' with their specs to hand out to others is cool.. but i also think with the cool strategical developments by the GM people and S.o.a.p... even that is unnecessary... teams learning by watching, competing with, strategizing, etc.. and if they want to know something, will go ask.. i think all the extra is just that.. extra.. and unnecessary...


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