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Originally Posted by Thad House
From what I heard, they were actually the FTC world finalists last year and moved to FRC this year.
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Yep, FTC 3717.
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Originally Posted by Thad House
So they have the experience and sustainability in FIRST. I bet they could have won Chairman's had FIRST allowed rookie teams to apply.
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Taken from the Chairman's description:
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"The Chairman’s Award is presented to the team judged to have the most significant and measurable impact of its partnerships among its participants, among its school, and its community over a sustained period; not just a single season or school year."
Award Criteria includes these points:
...- Describe the impact of the FIRST program on team participants with special emphasis on the current season and the preceding two to five years
- Describe the impact of the FIRST program on your community with special emphasis on the current season and the preceding two to five years
- Describe the strength of your partnership with your sponsors with special emphasis on the 2013/2014 year and the preceding two to five years
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These specific criteria would certainly make it difficult, but not impossible to surpass older teams in these categories. However, ShockWave is a perfect example that these aren't limiting factors, it's certainly about quality not necessarily quantity. It is an intriguing prospect, I would be curious if you can take into consideration previous work as a collective 'team', not including FRC. I can't find any documentation or criteria that regulates this. If you can take into account previous 'team' activity, then it's very possible they could have had a shot at it, especially while going to 3 districts this year. We'll never know, but perhaps we'll find out next year if they really are at that level.
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