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Re: Saving Seats Epidemic

So I think the big issue here is that teams want all of there members to sit together in one area for the entirety of the competition.
Several people suggested (and they repeated this over and over and over again at championships) that you move in for your match and then leave afterwards.
But here's the issue: I don't know how many people you bring to your competitions but we bring our whole team. And I haven't seen any team bring only a pit crew and drive team (who are the people that can leave after their match). We also don't want our entire team wandering around the event between matches.
However we are a small team (~20 people plus a few family and friends that tag along at the events) so when you suggest that we separate 6 people or so to a separate section for scouting that's almost/more than half of the people that we have sitting in the stands at one time. Now I am down in the pit or on the field for the competition and I'm constantly back and forth from the pits to the stands (getting scouting information, swapping out people in the pits, getting my lunch, etc.) and if there isn't a designated area where I can find my team at all times then that just adds stress to an already stressful situation.
So as I said before: the issue here is that teams want all their members to sit together for the entirety of the competition.
I'm certainly not going to settle for anything less than that.

Okay so now that I've bored you all with my irritation that FIRST doesn't allow the saving of seats I will present my solution.
I think that FIRST should reserve parts of the stands for certain teams. FIRST has access to how many people are on your team (also, registering how many people will be with you at the competition could be a part of registering up for an event) so they could easily decide how many seats your team will need. They can also reserve several decently sized sections for spectators who are not affiliated with a team. The sad truth is that there are very few people who watch events who are not affiliated with a team in some way so this system wouldn't inconvenience anyone not with a team.
Also if they want to reserve a section (with a very good view of the field) for scouters then they can do that as well.
So that's my opinion.
 


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