Waterford District

[Kettering]

As lead mentor and drive coach for 3098, I couldn't be happier with the outcome of this tournament. I knew it was going to be a tough getting to the finals, and once we got there, it was going to be REALLY hard to win the it. Once we officially got into the finals, I talked to my drive team and told them to play hard, have fun, and do something that hasn't been done before, aka the double triple balance.

Two matches later, I can easily say that was the best way to lose in the finals. I know that my team (and probably the rest of our alliance) still had smiles from ear to ear from the double triple.

Thanks again to everyone who participated at Waterford. It looks like all the planning and prep paid off and we hope to host it again next year with 2612! Congrats to 67, 469, 2851 on the win and our alliance of 573 and 3601 for making it to the finals and providing some great entertainment, I'd also like to thank all the volunteers, judges, and all the teams that packed the stands. It was a GREAT event!

-Steve

PS: Whoever gave us the Loch Ness monster sticker, that bad boy is on our bot now!

[qzrrbz]

Source of the sticker was the good folks of 67.

I understand they have more. :-)

What would that be, then, a "double, double, triple" if you did it again?

Do we think PaulC would be intimidated if he were surrounded in a match by bots wearing Loch Ness stickers? :-)

[dman9385]

This was indeed a great district. Between the teams and volunteers it lived up to my expectations of being a great event to attend, yet alone host. A big congrats to 67, 469, and 2851 on the tournament win. I have no idea how 2851 was not picked the first time through the draft. Also a big thanks to 573 for picking us, it was great to team up with you guys again, glad to make it further than last year. Also 3601, you are a great group of people, you guys earned your way every bit. Feeding us balls and then balancing half your robot on the edge of the bridge for the triple balance was just awesome. The double triple balance in finals match 1 was just amazing, we are very glad to take part of that, however was a little bum we couldn't do that twice in a row. Great job everyone. We can't wait for Northville

[Adam Freeman]

Originally Posted by Kettering

PS: Whoever gave us the Loch Ness monster sticker, that bad boy is on our bot now!

Just so everyone can be in on the joke.

The mentors on the HOT team decided we would poke a little fun at Paul Copioli for saying a triple balance may be like seeing the Loch Ness Monster.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...0&postcount=28

Anyway, we decided we would give Loch Ness Moster stickers to anyone that Triple Balanced with us this year.

After the Double Triple, we decided that 573, 3098, and 3601 were also worthy of some stickers.

We love you Paul!

[maverickfan138]

I was lucky enough to ref the competition and it was well worth it. First of all, the Waterford crew is absolutely awesome! Everybody is friendly, into it, and on their A game. The competition was so well run that even with a few field delays on Friday, we finished early both days. I'm definitely volunteering again next year.

I had a front row seat to some of the most exciting matches so far this year. The winning alliance was absolutely on fire (sorry for the bad pun) and a blast to watch them Kobe ball after ball after ball. They made balancing look effortless. Congrats 67, 469, and 2851 - it was a well deserved win.

The finalist alliance made the show that much better though. 573, 3098, and 3601 played some great matches and kept the suspense high. Their first triple balance was crazy and their clutch double balance in semifinal match 3 was absolutely wild. The double triple is easily one of my favorite FIRST experiences. Lastly, I was so glad to see 573 in the finals again. During all my years on the team (and even in OCCRA) it has seemed like 573 was always on the wrong side of the bracket. They finally got a well deserved silver, and with the alliance they were up against, getting to the finals was just as good as winning in my opinion.