FRC Blogged - Administrative manual is out

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by JVN

Or they can do it for the love of the game?

I'd like to believe there are plenty of things that are done by teams in FRC for their own sake, or for the betterment of the team without any award incentive. I'd like to believe that some things are their own incentive.

...or maybe I'm just naive, and almost everything is being done in pursuit of some shiny bauble?

-John

Why not do away with all trophies and awards then?

Of course our web/media/animation team will continue to do what they do regardless of trophies. Just like our community outreach efforts haven't skipped a beat since winning the Championship Chairman's Award. All of the trophies in FIRST are just carrots dangled in front of you to trick your team into doing awesome things

That said, I remember winning my first award as a student in FRC. Running down to the judges in the arena to thunderous applause. It meant the WORLD to me. Even if I've long since moved past the emotional need to be handed a piece of plastic, I think it's important that today's students have the same opportunity...regardless of which subteam they are on.