[FRC Blog] The Woodie Flowers Award and Two FRC Championships

[Michael Corsetto]

Question:

Which is more important?

1. Keeping the WFFA and WFA awards "exclusive" and "singular" in nature

OR

2. Recognizing and celebrating one accomplished mentor at every FRC event

I'll throw my hat in the ring that option #2 is FAR more important.

This decision, and the decision to only give out WFFA's at the DCMP level, gives me the impression that the WFAs are holding on to a failing architecture that cannot adequately recognize deserving mentors. I really dislike split champs, but I dislike split champs without a WFA even more.

The "prestige" of the award does not merit excluding many events from celebrating a deserving mentor.

-Mike