Future First Championship News

[the_godfaubel]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Unfortunately, any idea that requires another event between the two championships (to suppose, determine a single winning alliance) is tough to do. Someone has to pay for the travel, lodging, meals, etc, and if it's the teams, that's not good, some may even decline to go due to costs, then what do you do? Call the whole thing off? Bring in a substitute team?

Not to mention, as it stands, the Detroit Championships will be the weekend before AP exams, which really sucks for all those students getting home on Sunday morning, all exhausted. The finals event would have to be way later, or else they can cause students to miss the exams, among other scheduling conflicts involving missing school in general and for mentors, missing work.

Ah, I forgot to include that FIRST should pay the travel expenses for all teams attending. Another thing, since they want many teams to attend Championships, they could reduce the cost of going to the first Championship from $5000 to $2500 or even be free since the teams that are going to Championships earned their way there and since FIRST is, of course, a non-profit entity. Depending on team size, that money could be used to feed the students.

As for the AP exam conflict, I believe that this Grand Championship would have to be held during the middle of May, or maybe even June to avoid graduation conflicts. Each Super Regional also should be held on the same weekend.

[MikLast]

Originally Posted by the_godfaubel

or maybe even June to avoid graduation conflicts.

Some schools get out in june, maybe not a ton, but there are a good few.