Saving Seats Epidemic

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Originally Posted by MrJohnston

The $@#$@#$@#$@# thing about it, is that one team told me that they were trying to win the spirit award and if they were not together cheering, the judges would not know how much spirit they had.

It sounds like FIRST needs to redefine the spirit award to emphasize mingling with other teams and/or point out that teams who share seats and accommodate the public will have at least as strong a shot (if not much better).

I overheard more than a few aggressive confrontations outside the doors of Worlds when people tried to "cut" in line. It's reaching a level of self-centeredness that is really very difficult to hear. As a side note, some of the push may be relieved if the pits had a separate entrance.)Open the back doors and station all the Green Shirts there instead of at the hall entrance, and don't allow anyone to exit the pits for the stands for maybe 30min to avoid cutting.) There aren't anywhere near as many pit people waiting as stands guys, but it would still diminish the crush somewhat and would really make traffic flow at the stairs safer--no cross traffic.


I like the ideas on FIRST distributing seats, particularly requiring teams to partner with each other. Here's a comprehensive straw man proposal that incorporates a lot of what has been said:
1. When you register on TIMS, you indicate how many Prime Seat armbands (max can depend on the venue, maybe 3-6) your team would like. A certain number would be guaranteed and the rest would go via lottery. Enough would be reserved for VIPs, the public, tour groups, etc. This does require a TIMS update and several more volunteers.
3. You also indicate how many Standard Seats you want in say 3 groups (you could request #1=30, #2=20, #3=0, or 5/5/5, or 80/0/0, whatever). Depending on availability, these are assigned by lottery and may overlap with another team's requiring cooperation. Again, enforcement is a consideration. Perhaps undercover judges would be enough, though.
4. During elims, all Prime Seats are opened to VIPs and the general public, with the next best seats being divided amongst the 8 alliances.