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Re: This year's "game" is a job, not a game
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Originally Posted by SousVide
FIRST brings the added value of GP and Professionalism that I don't see in VEX or Robot Wars (no insult to any of the other fine programs, I'm sure there are great people playing it. It's just not necessarily a front-and-center stated value)
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Here's something worth trying when you introduce someone to FRC. Instead of starting with explaining the current year game mechanics, explain the key differentiator which you noted above-- the GP and Coopertition. So instead of "This is a great program, our team built a robot to stack totes", say "This is a great program. Teams built their bots in six weeks and right now in the pits there are veteran teams loaning parts, tools and work for other teams to repair and improve their bots, so that all the bots are as good as they can be. That's like a football team loaning a lineman to the opponents!"
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John Vriezen
FRC, Mentor, Inspector #3184 2016- #4859 2015, #2530 2010-2014 FTC Mentor, Inspector #7152 2013-14
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