Leaving The Event - Departure Schedules For You And/Or Your Team(s)

[BrendanB]

Consider squeezing in alliance selections on Friday night. I know that makes Friday longer but if it means teams can hit the ground running on Saturday morning with elimination matches starting around 8am or 8:30am we can ensure the divisions are finishing closer to on time. I know Tesla ran long after some delays which pushed back the time to setup for Einstein but it seems like every year the schedule gets blown at Champs regardless.

Hand out awards during the time between the end of alliance selections and the beginning of elimination matches. Its a somewhat wasted time already and typically encompasses lunch break at a normal event.

Let the close of Einstein matches be the end of all official team related awards or be more honest so teams who want to stay can plan ahead with their travel. If teams knew how FIRST was running their Saturday schedule with the small details it is easy to plan around but much harder to re-arrange after the fact with late flights out or needing to hit the road for 24+ bus rides back home which can impact chartered drivers.