Utilizing breaks between matches.

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Originally Posted by matthewdenny

Let's assume there are 90 matches or so other than elimination matches.

Show the sponsors video about once an hour (15 times).

Give teams the option to compose a ~3 min video about their team. Maybe half do it. (25 segments)

Game animation every couple hours (10 segments)

Show the chairman awards winner or not (5-10 segments)

A couple videos about the history of first and previous games (5 segments)

Let teams spend Thurs & Friday having to heir media people going around interviewing teams demoing their robot on practice fields making at the event 3 min videos for Saturday. (5-10 videos)

Add in a few dance songs maybe 1 an hour (YMCA, Gangnam Style, etc) 15 segments.

That gets ~75 segments filled. I think if FIRST want events to be a sports atmosphere it needs to look at how stadiums keep the crowds interested during time outs and commercial breaks. You don't want to have multiple 5+ minute breaks every hour with people just sitting there waiting on the field.

At least at the Greater Kansas City regional (not sure about other regionals), they showed many of the parody song contest songs between matches. We could count this for another 15 or so breaks (1 an hour), maybe even though in safety animations when theres extra time (since they're less than a minute). I think this could be a great idea.