UNC Asheville's Wild Ride

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

3) Should FIRST relax the restrictions on inter-district play to allow teams from outside the structure to populate events? For example, could a team from Knoxville, TN apply to join the NC districts? A team from South Carolina? A team from Virginia? Why or why not?

I'll bite on this one. I thinking the development of districts around tradition state boarders is the issue. We all know that certain teams are geographically isolated from the population centers in their districts. It would make more sense for those teams to look elsewhere. So, yes, the restrictions should be removed all together, or allow teams to choose which district they will compete in.

[OccamzRazor]

This was our first year in districts so we have a lot to learn still. This was definitely a fun event and I agree that things are a lot different when everyone plays. I personally tried to make an effort to help all teams at the event that needed anything fixed or improved because we were going to see them on the field with or against us. Heck, we helped build 5446 a robot in 3 hours when all they had was an AndyMark kit and last year's code and they finished in 13th seed.

In the future, I think more teams will reach out to help in this situation. I am so glad they did not do a top 6 or we would never have gotten to see some of that intense defensive game play.

It certainly became a roller coaster when during two matches we were the only moving robot or we only had two robots on the field. I felt like the event forced teams to collaborate on a much higher level than the regional model and I loved every minute of it.

You guys were one tire on the carpet away from victory during F-2 and I don't think many people realized that. I also know you guys had a solid robot and that rankings at this event were too wild to show it.

I hope you come back next year to see the progress

[MikLast]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

We all know that certain teams are geographically isolated from the population centers in their districts.

basically any north Idaho team.

(we really want you guys over here)