(Lack of) Value in the Regional Model

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Originally Posted by Sunshine

Kevin, not sure why you reference your team performance? I nor anyone else mentioned it. Gotta ask. Are you totally against Regionals now? Or if they give you 1-2 more matches and judges you'll be happy?

Your earlier post questioned whether our experience would have been better had we had one more match. Yes. That's the whole point - the team experience. Experience and performance often go hand in hand, but this has nothing to do with our performance. Its about our experience.

I was curious when we only had 9 matches instead of 10 if other reigonals this year were having fewer matches as well. Thats when I found the large disparity between Virginia and Orlando. While that was the catalyst to start this thread, the ideas in this thread are nothing new and I've been asking these questions privately to individuals for years. I have been in favor of districts for several years. Am I against regionals? They are better than nothing....but that doesn't mean I have to like them.

You should bring your team to RoboFest and see how much fun a small event can be. We have no cafeterias or gymnasiums.