Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

It's almost upsetting how little appreciation the average CD member has towards competitive athletics. The program is modeled after sports for a reason, and this game is directly mimicking a particular sport. To see students, alumni, and mentors characterizing celebrations as "vandalism" and that following traditions is unimaginative is depressing.

Perhaps we should get rid of the award presentations, since they're keeping volunteers at the arena longer, too?

I would have to say that there are different types of celebrating. Some would get butt drunk to celebrate, some just smile. I am in no way calling the net cutting equivalent to getting drunk, but I am just trying to bring up the point that not all celebrations are equal. There are varying degrees.

I mean it was a celebration to scalp the heads of fallen enemies for many societies, others shrunk heads instead, or may be even cannibalism. Now, it would not be fine for me to go up to your robot and rip out the orange light to signify my dominance. Again, really has nothing to do with the net cutting, but people will interpret it differently.

I feel that the net cutting will not be handled correctly by teenagers. Not calling all teenagers bad, but it just takes one sour grape to put a bad image. What I imagine happening is a teen running around with the net. Sure, again, not calling celebration to be bad, but I have always found it disrespectful to celebrate wildly in front of your opponent. Constraint will be needed.