[2016] Chairman's Preview Week 7

[JG1902]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Perhaps you should read the rest of that line to really get at what I was asking.

My bigger point was that only highlighting their offseason undersells their program. They do a ton of other things, the off season is relatively minor in their bid. I mean, who needs to start 12 teams when you've got an offseason for 5 years.

The Chairman's Award, contrary to popular belief, is not only about starting x amount of teams. Hosting an offseason event is a great way to improve relations and provide a friendly atmosphere for the first community, in addition to giving newer teams more experience in FIRST events.

It's hard to tell what judges are looking for in a given year, but it's very easy to say that mentioning a team starting 12 teams is equivalently underselling its program as mentioning an offseason event.