Team 254 Presents: Chezy Champs

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Originally Posted by Karthik

Simply put, in terms of the overall experience, Chezy Champs was easily the best off-season event I've attended. In fact, it might have been the best FRC event I've ever attended. It was nice to be at an event where the focus was on the teams, and all the volunteers worked to make sure the teams had the best experience possible. The event was what I would call "team friendly", which is something many FRC events have lost over the years. Each and every volunteer was most concerned with the teams having a great time, as opposed to being focused on their own experience. It was crazy how big of a difference this made in the event atmosphere.

Yes! I never thought of it at the time, but looking back on it, I can't think of a single time where a volunteer decided to yell at me or anyone else. I think that's the first time that's ever happened to me at an event. The volunteers were all so cool, and focused on everyone having a good time. To anyone that volunteered, thank you so much.

I also loved that the event was both chill, but really focused on performance. It's not like everyone was running around red lined on adrenaline, but the event was set up so every team was called to compete on the highest level they could. This is in contrast to the regionals I've been to, where there a very tangible level of stress around the teams and volunteers, but at the same time, the event seems to be more focused on being a "STEM celebration" as opposed to a competition (at least compared to Chezy Champs).

Oh yeah, and the field was everything it was supposed to be. Professional looking graphics, quick to connect, perfect timing, zero scoring/pedestal issues, and best of all, zero foghorns!

Lets just make every regional like CC!