**FIRST EMAIL**/ Good, But Should Be Better

[Mr V]

I just recieved this message and thought I'd share a snipit of it with CD.

We just wrapped up a great Championship 2013; but there is still room for improvement.

Other than some early FTC communications issues and a common Team Finale problem, the 2013 Championship went well for the Jr.FLL, FLL, and FTC participants.
However, the vast majority of participants in St. Louis are FRC participants and there were some disappointments for them. They felt they did not get to play enough and some also felt that limited seeding matches led to ambiguous seeding results. Some others were disappointed with imprecise real-time scoring. And all four programs were let down by a too-long Closing Ceremony and a too-crowded and delayed Team Finale. (The rain shut down a major venue and resulted in under-estimated interior crowding.)

To address the concerns of our FIRST Community:

· FIRST will work hard to increase FRC seeding rounds by at least 25%;
· FIRST will reconfigure the Closing Ceremony to be more efficient and end sooner; and
· FIRST will change the Team Finale, targeting a much better result.

FRC had a wonderful game this year. Kudos to the FRC Game Design Committee!