FRC Blogged-Standard District Point Structure

[PayneTrain]

I just feel like floating this idea out there.

What if instead of giving rookies bonus points for their existence, you have them compete for a DCMP bid in a separate pool for a certain number of guaranteed rookie spots? You leave 5 slots for rookies and another 5 for second years that have to go to them, then leave the other 40+ remaining slots up for grabs by any team (because chairman's). That solves the problem of risking no rookies at CMP, and takes away the bonus of existence.

Originally Posted by EricH

The committee had probably the #1 hardest job in FRC, because they had to balance the competition aspect with the outreach aspect, and still keep as many people as possible happy. IMO, there are a couple of items that may need tweaking (exact point values for DCA, rookie bonuses, and/or awards come to mind), but I think overall they did a pretty decent job.

I certainly don't envy the job. Those who have put any significant time in this program know the names of most people who factored into this decision, if not all. Why is that? They are some of the best, most experienced leaders this program has to offer. Woodie Flowers Award Winners, major faces and minds in their own district systems (including one whose name could be likened to an FRC messiah, delivering unto us the original district system and saving us from the regional structure), regional directors, and of course the head honcho of FRC. This is a handful of flagship leadership to steer the direction of FIRST's flagship program. I appreciate any difficult decisions they make, including the prediction they likely all made that we would pick at it the second it went online. Thanks for all the hard work guys.