Something New – Chairman’s Award Eligibility

[Carol]

I'm going to throw out a suggestion for discussion.

I worry that with the majority of teams at an event presenting for CA, those teams that do not give a presentation to the judges will be overlooked for other awards. I admit I'm not sure how judging is exactly done in FRC, or if there is overlap between the CA judges and the other judges. Are the deliberations for the CA and the other awards totally separate, or is there overlap?

I have done judging for FTC where every team gives a presentation to a group of judges. There are typically 3-5 judge groups who then convene and decide on the awards. Each judge group summarizes for the others the teams that they consider contenders for each award. The pros of this model is that every team gets to highlight their team's accomplishments; the cons are that not all judges get to talk to every team. I wonder if this is a good model for FRC?

(FTC events are similar in size to most FRC events, 20-50 teams. But are usually one day events - judging has to be done expeditiously).