2011 Arizona Regional

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by squirrel

WFFA: Fredi (842)

This comes as a HUGE surprise! I thought Fredi had garnered this prestigious award eons ago. Well done, judges! Can't wait to read his WFFA essay and learn even more of his adventures and contributions.

Congratulations, Fredi!

Jane

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

This comes as a HUGE surprise! I thought Fredi had garnered this prestigious award eons ago. Well done, judges! Can't wait to read his WFFA essay and learn even more of his adventures and contributions.

Congratulations, Fredi!

Jane

Same here.
I saw the awards page and was surprised as well.
Congrats to a great teacher on a great team.

update: Congrats to the winning alliance! Was there any doubt 330 would win again?

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

This comes as a HUGE surprise! I thought Fredi had garnered this prestigious award eons ago. Well done, judges! Can't wait to read his WFFA essay and learn even more of his adventures and contributions.

Congratulations, Fredi!

Jane

The judges in the blue shirts don't judge the WFA. Not sure who it is done by, maybe past WFA winners?

I second Fredi getting WFA, couldn't have picked a better mentor, especially after watching him in action this week.

[Josh Fox]

Originally Posted by rsisk

The judges in the blue shirts don't judge the WFA. Not sure who it is done by, maybe past WFA winners?

I second Fredi getting WFA, couldn't have picked a better mentor, especially after watching him in action this week.

The WFFA and WFA are indeed judged by past winners.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by rsisk

The judges in the blue shirts don't judge the WFA.

True but - those who do are still filling the roles of judges, yes?

I cannot imagine the work cut out for people who decide the CA or the WFFA at regional/district level much less Championship level. Or any of the awards for that matter. There's nothing better than an excellent, sometimes animated, discussion among the judges as decisions have to be whittled down to - just one. And there's nothing better than to see the joy/disbelief on the winner's/winners' face(s) and the pleasure/joy/emotion on the judges. It is magnificent and one of the things that FIRST gets right in all of the programs.

Jane

[BornaE]

I would like to thank and congratulate everyone at the event.

Here are some videos of the very last match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7HYQgn6wOc - From the side of the field
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-puPjye-6E - From the Stands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nVcidly1Nk - From the side of the field

[El Geffe]

I'd like to congratulate 842, 330, and 2662 for winning the Arizona regional.
I'd also like to thank 2449 and 1165 for being outstanding alliance partners and for helping us take second place.

To clear things up regarding the last match of the regional; yes, we had a battery issue due to team members picking up batteries from the wire. The wire was hardly connected to the battery and wasn't able to give the Dlink enough juice to send a signal. We're not disappointed about losing, you guys fought hard for your place, we're disappointed for going out without a fight.

All in all, we learned alot form this regional and hope to see everyone in Las Vegas or in St. Louis

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by El Geffe

I'd like to congratulate 842, 330, and 2662 for winning the Arizona regional.
I'd also like to thank 2449 and 1165 for being outstanding alliance partners and for helping us take second place.

To clear things up regarding the last match of the regional; yes, we had a battery issue due to team members picking up batteries from the wire. The wire was hardly connected to the battery and wasn't able to give the Dlink enough juice to send a signal. We're not disappointed about losing, you guys fought hard for your place, we're disappointed for going out without a fight.

All in all, we learned alot form this regional and hope to see everyone in Las Vegas or in St. Louis

Congratulations to you and your alliance partners! You guys were tough!

[Dr Fritz]

Originally Posted by El Geffe

I'd like to congratulate 842, 330, and 2662 for winning the Arizona regional.
I'd also like to thank 2449 and 1165 for being outstanding alliance partners and for helping us take second place.

To clear things up regarding the last match of the regional; yes, we had a battery issue due to team members picking up batteries from the wire. The wire was hardly connected to the battery and wasn't able to give the Dlink enough juice to send a signal. We're not disappointed about losing, you guys fought hard for your place, we're disappointed for going out without a fight.

All in all, we learned alot form this regional and hope to see everyone in Las Vegas or in St. Louis

see you guys in St. louis and it was a pleasure being your partner in our finest matches

[falconmaster]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you team 330 the beach Bots and thank you team 2662 the Robokrew! You guys were the best alliance partners!
Hope to see you both in St. Louis! Maybe we can pair up again! Take care and good luck the rest of the season! The Tollison team 2662 RoboKrew did not expect to find themselves in the finals much less win, and not they are facing a catastrophic success! They need to raise the fund to attend the championships! If anyone can help please do! Contact me through CD and I will pass on the info to them. Thanks again everyone!