ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Alex2614

Many FLL and FTC teams have no hope of ever going. They're not inspired to do better so that they can go, they're discouraged that it is the same teams every year that go, because the championship has not grown at all with their team growth.

Not true at all. My FLL team has never made it to the World Festival, but they've been close a few times. St. Louis has been a stated goal for them every year. They've not been less inspired when they didn't have a chance. They didn't try less hard when Ontario wasn't even given a qualifying spot at all for the World Festival. Competitive FLL teams don't compete to win the World Festival, they compete to do the best they can, and it's fun.

Making generalizations to try and prove your point weakens your argument.