2013 Lessons Learned: The Negative

[Bochek]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

Commercials during webcasts

Working on it

[jbsmithtx]

I'm ready for texas to move to a district system. There were so many great teams in texas that we never even got to see, such as the world champion texas torque, or the (expected champion) robonauts. If I heard right from an MC, Texas has the 4th most teams (142), behind California (216), Michigan (211), and Minnesota (181). Why shouldn't we and several other states have our own district system? It would make championships simple and easier. Which also means that championships should expand a bit. I believe in the 6 division system, which might be easier in the long run. There are lots of teams which don't get recognition, and are truly great.

However, FIRST truly did get everything else right this year. This is only a small complaint, as this season was challenging and exciting. Already looking forward to another good season.

[Mark Sheridan]

I am struggling at thinking of negatives. I only got obvious big stuff and trivial.

The obvious big stuff:
1) more districts
2) more qualification matches for championships
3) more competitive teams

The trivial
1) keep the sound systems quieter. I went to vex world champs, the sound level was much more comfortable and had all the emotional impact.
2) Why can't more Safety judges be like the Las Vegas ones? They were polite, kind and caring. I was having a good time and so were they. I trusted their opinion completely. I think some other judges feel like they need to constantly catch people not being safe, resulting in some very trivial calls.
3) stop using the 54" (or whatever dimension) cylinder rule. Make it a square or something easier.
4) Can we start getting each regional/district to have its own youtube channel (or equivalent) to post recorded matches? Maybe make it a committee person who primary responsibility is this.