[FRC Blog] Frank Answers Friday: Championship Slots

[ATannahill]

I find it interesting that according to the survey about two championships the most important element of the championship is 'Seeing and competing with the teams with the best robots in FRC' yet we are currently discussing how to distribute the championship slots fairly among district regions and regional regions?

Do people feel that we can have both of these? Can we properly represent all regions while still having the experience of seeing and facing the best robots in FRC?

Please don't turn this into a discussion about two championships. That horse has been beaten twice already.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Do people feel that we can have both of these? Can we properly represent all regions while still having the experience of seeing and facing the best robots in FRC?

I think so. The big issue is getting the "representational adjustment" slots TO the best robots in FRC in any given year. For example, getting MN's adjustment slots to the best MN teams.

Of course, solving that issue is a fairly "interesting" "little" problem...

[Richard Wallace]

I wonder if the FRC community should change our expectation of how CMP slots ought to be allocated?

For example, would it be more effective* if CMP slots were allocated to states, or district systems that combine states, in proportion to the total number of official event matches played in each state or district before CMP, rather than to the number of teams?

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*I expect that reasonable people will disagree on how "effectiveness" ought to be defined and measured.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

I wonder if the FRC community should change our expectation of how CMP slots ought to be allocated?

For example, would it be more effective* if CMP slots were allocated to states, or district systems that combine states, in proportion to the total number of official event matches played in each state or district before CMP, rather than to the number of teams?

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*I expect that reasonable people will disagree on how "effectiveness" ought to be defined and measured.

So then you would unjustly give more spots to district areas. Districts, on average, play more matches than regionals.

Until all teams are under the District System, the regional slot allocation should be what we stay with.