[FRC Blog] More ‘Something New’ at the FIRST Championship

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Did I say you should do this? No. I'm offering a simple suggestion if a team wants good seats for Einstein.

Offering a solution reads the same as suggesting one should do it...

[tim-tim]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Offering a solution reads the same as suggesting one should do it...

Agreed.

[Thad House]

Last year they did awards right before alliance selection. Maybe they'll do that again for the awards, but still make it feel like an awards ceremony.

[Dancin103]

It will be like having 4 events in one building, should be different, but I think it will actually be a good different...

[OZ_341]

Originally Posted by Dancin103

It will be like having 4 events in one building, should be different, but I think it will actually be a good different...

I agree with this crazy blonde.
I think this is a great change and was well overdue.
I appreciate that FIRST made this move.
Divisions will feel more like a large regional and begin to hold their own meaning.

[nlknauss]

Originally Posted by OZ_341

I agree with this crazy blonde.
I think this is a great change and was well overdue.
I appreciate that FIRST made this move.
Divisions will feel more like a large regional and begin to hold their own meaning.

I agree on every point

Holding an awards ceremony for every division really does turn it into more of a regional (or dare I say a super-regional) kind of format. There's no downside to giving out more awards and recognition to teams. I've always wondered about about machine features and the teams who win awards during worlds but have never been able to make a connection because the award winners are likely to be outside of my division.

Awesome move!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by OZ_341

I agree with this crazy blonde.
I think this is a great change and was well overdue.
I appreciate that FIRST made this move.
Divisions will feel more like a large regional and begin to hold their own meaning.

Cassie aint crazy. She's just dangerously different.

[BrendanB]

Good move FIRST!!! With 400+ teams attending it is great to see more teams being recognized for their work!

Yes it means you might have to stick around on your division longer and possibly lose out on seats but each team needs to make their own decisions.

[Libby K]

This. is. awesome. Good move from FIRST.

[waialua359]

First,
more robots get to make eliminations at CMPS.
Next,
more division awards such as EI.

That is definitely moving in the right direction!

My wish for next year,
Crown Division CA. Then of the 4 that win, choose the overall winner on Einstein for the CCA!
In the past, they had CCA runner ups. This would be a great way to bring back the runner ups again.

[Dancin103]

Originally Posted by waialua359

My wish for next year,
Crown Division CA. Then of the 4 that win, choose the overall winner on Einstein for the CCA!
In the past, they had CCA runner ups. This would be a great way to bring back the runner ups again.

This - would be awesome, and a step in the right direction!

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by waialua359

My wish for next year,
Crown Division CA. Then of the 4 that win, choose the overall winner on Einstein for the CCA!
In the past, they had CCA runner ups. This would be a great way to bring back the runner ups again.

I'd rather they name 3-4 finalists, regardless of division assignment with one of them being the CCA winner, at the start of the Einstein ceremony and announce the winning team at the end. They want the Chairman's winners down there to watch with Dean and Woodie, but the most important award still gets to be announced at the end.

[Jessica Boucher]

FWIW, there were "Chairman's finalists" back in the late 90s / early 2000s - nice, but also frustrating for the teams involved. Take the good with the bad.

[cadandcookies]

Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher

FWIW, there were "Chairman's finalists" back in the late 90s / early 2000s - nice, but also frustrating for the teams involved. Take the good with the bad.

That's part of why I like the "Division Winners" idea-- teams get recognized without directly being called out as being mere "runners up" for the award. I like the idea of division awards starting to actually mean something on their own, and being recognized as achievements in their own right.

Overall, great step towards bolding the R in FIRST

[lemiant]

I really like this change. I'm especially optimistic about the flow of einstein really helping make the biggest stage as exciting as it can be. I wonder if FIRST would consider staggering the lengths of the field time-outs little. I know if I was playing on Einstein I'd happily take four minute timeouts in semis if I got an 8 minute timeout in finals, since I have more matches to get ready.

EDIT: I can't believe I forgot we don't have quarters on Einstein.