2012 MAR Rutgers University District

[George A.]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

Now I get to my complaints.

The venue was OK, but with limited seating and tiny passageways for people and robots, this historic building (from 1938-ish) was poorly suited to an FRC competition. We took our camera off with the low doorway while wheeling in for our first match, and the exit doorway claimed a few victims as well. There was ONE restroom for the entire venue of 1300 people, and it was small - 5 'fixtures' and 2 sinks. (OK, two - ladies and mens). On a warmish day, when the inside of the gym was 85 degrees, the college had the heat turned on so hot I burned myself on a radiator. And don't get me started about the comfort of sitting on bleachers...

The ONLY way we would return for a second year was if we held the competition on the lower level. That's where the pool is located.....WATER GAME!

I will agree with you about what you said about the restrooms. When I arrived at the arena on Friday I was shocked that they said there would only be one of each for the crowd to use. (Thankfully they opened the ones at field level up for volunteer use)

And it did get exceptionally hot in there towards the afternoon (could you imagine what it would be like later in the season/if it hadn't been so cool out?

The only point I'd like to make about the bleachers is the fact that since MAR did go district and many of the competitions are held at high school gyms, people should get used to sitting on bleachers for 2 days. (thankfully i have a cushy chair to sit on )