Favorite part of regionals?

[Hawiian Cadder]

i like seeing all the crazy designs and construction methods that people do. i usually take detailed notes on how to improve for next year. i also see how other people manage to be under weight, because we're always 119.9

[HarveyAce]

Me... Pretty much the entire experience. It was amazing... seeing all the robots, and all the people just like you who built them. I made some off my best friends the last few weeks at the competition (looking at you 1002). Seeing all the designs is also great. watching the elims is great. FIRST IS GREAT!!!

[JaneYoung]

One of my favorite parts (there are many) is early morning on Friday and Saturday before the teams are allowed in the pits. I like to stand at the end of an aisle and look down through all of the pits that I can see and slowly do that with each aisle, absorbing the quiet and the magic of the pit areas and how cool they are - knowing how hard the teams will continue working up through the finals once the pits open. That quiet moment is spellbinding. Every single time.

Jane

[donnie99]

Definitely alliance selection, we had no chance cuz we were horrible on the last day, but I went up as a sophomore, and we were picked last, and made it all the way to championship round, too bad second doesn't get u to st. Louis, haha

[Refresh]

For me, its the line dancing, because its fun and is actually pretty relaxing after the stress of competition and meeting with friends from teams that I only get to interact with one month a year.

[CuteQueenPika]

I love the dancing we do at competition at Peachtree last year, my first ever regional, I went down onto the field with a teammate to do a bunch of dances before one of the matches. twas fun!

[princessnatalie]

My favorite part is hearing other people talk about the robots. Its interesting to hear someone be surprised that we can pick tubes up off the ground, when we've only been taking them from the feeder. I forget that not everyone has been with my robot for six weeks.

[Alan Anderson]

My favorite part is swapping "best practices". I've learned some potentially useful things about pit organization and operator console construction this year, and I introduced literally dozens of teams to helpful techniques for troubleshooting pneumatic and control system issues.

[wynniethepooh]

my personal favorite is having a splitting headache and having to go to the bathroom throughout the entirety of playoffs while trying to drive perfectly... Happened at Peachtree and Alamo this year haha

But seriously, Saturday afternoon provides some of the most exciting moments. Playoffs and awards are so nerve-wracking and exciting.

[davidthefat]

Being on the driver station and driving the bot.

[M.Wong]

Seeing new members of FIRST with that awe-struck look on their face at the end of Friday.

All I can say is: welcome to the FIRST family!

[rsisk]

Worst part is packing up the crate during the eliminations, everything else is the best part.

I may be weird, but I really enjoy setup/teardown of the field (except for the carpet).

[548swimmer]

My favorite part is fixing your deployment and arm during a 3 match turnaround.

[huberje]

Being one of the drivers for the team, there's not much else for me to do other than prepare for the next match. That said, I love the job.

[biancs15]

My favourite part would have to be everything about the competition.

Wether it is the nerve racking experience of driving in the elimination rounds, the excitement of competing against an alliance of 1114 and 2056, fretting over what place we would end up in after qualifications or the extremely long scouting meeting at the end of the friday, I enjoy every moment.

Being just at the competitions is an amazing experience. Based on this, I would have to say my lease favourite part is packing up and leaving the competition after an exiting 3 days.

In the end, every little joy of FIRST competitions put together really make them so remarkable.

Sincerely,

- Austin