WIAA FIRST robotics implications

[Mr V]

To answer some of the questions.

For the most part this approval would have no significant affect to teams. It does not automatically mean that schools would pay coaches or fund teams. However it would be good leverage to obtain that funding on a school district level. It would mean that to be eligible to participate in the state championship coaches and members would be subject to the same eligibility rules as cover other WIAA approved activities.

At this point there is no set plans on how teams would qualify for the state championship. It would most likely be based on points earned in the district model to advance to the district championships, however all points earned may not qualify for the state championships, it is possible only those on the field performance points would count, ie earning team spirit, imagery and other judged awards may or may not earn state championship qualifying points. The state championship would not have the exact same teams as the district championship as only teams based in WA would qualify and the district model currently under consideration includes teams from OR and potentially northern ID.

For teams not associated with any school they would likely not be eligible. For teams associated with more than one school it is hard to say how that would work for the purposes of "bragging rights" but they would otherwise be just as eligible for state champs as a team associated with a single school.