Keep FIRST in Michigan (FiM) from killing FIRST Lego League

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Originally Posted by Basel A

I don't have any special knowledge, but I don't see how a team could be stopped from registering for all events. FiM is in charge of all FLL, FTC, FRC events in Michigan, so it seems like that team would have to compete out-of-state. But not allow the team to register at all? I don't think that's possible.

Also, we all know Michigan (/FiM) plays by its own rules sometimes. My thinking would be that FIRST allows regions to do their own thing as a test to see if those regional ideas are good. For example, the district model was pretty good.

We can register but at the tournament we are told that we are not allowed to compete. We did try to go out of state last year but because our address was from Michigan we were told that they could not guarantee us a spot at a competition.

I agree and also worry that this might be a pilot program that will have consequences across the country and/or world. That is why we are trying to get people to speak out now so that FIRST hears us. I know a lot of coaches from all my years here in Michigan and many are afraid to speak out against these changes out of fear that their teams will be punished for it.