FRC Blog - Something New - Team 'Standards'

[MooreteP]

At some arenas, this will block the view of spectators as much as, if not more than, the Aerial Assist or Ultimate Ascent goals did.

How will they be supported? What if they fall onto the field? Will they affect Field Reset times? We're gonna need a bigger....ladder.

Originally Posted by Cory

Ah yes, the next step forward in making FRC more professional and attractive to television and outsiders.

All marketers end up in Hell. Outsiders We have a few of these on our teams.

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

I can't see how such themes help get normal people involved.

Why be normal? But I get your point. There is theater in FIRST, but the casual spectator may want to just "watch the game".

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

For those of you talking about how this will detract from the "professional look", strive to make your standard look professional and help other teams do the same. No need to talk down about FIRST trying something new that doesn't impact competitions in a serious way. I'm excited that non-STEM interested students will have more things to do and stay involved with an FRC team (disclaimer: my girlfriend does the art stuff for my old team).

This^

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Are you kidding me? FRC has many problems but "not enough chances for teams to express themselves" is not one of them.

Nah, but we got banners yo.

Interesting comment from 125, who have many banners, and often good spirit with overly bright LED's in the stands.

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Can we maybe address the abysmal/decentralized webcasts, lack of recorded footage, high cost of participation, lack of quality control at events, abusive volunteers... ?

Another thread?

All this being said, I like this idea. It puts the A in STEM.

Now, if the endgame involved impaling a losing alliance's Robot with your "standard" for 50 points...... That would be an engineering challenge beyond a six-stack with a can & noodle.