ideals in FIRST robotics competitions worth copying

[Ken Leung]

Ok, thanks for the initial responds.

I guess what I am really trying to do is... If I really want to start up some other competitions, what's some of the best stuff I could copy from FIRST.

Imagine high school competitions for bio engineering like genetics, or chemical engineering, or EE and CS type of competition. Heck, it doesn't even have to be engineering. Just imagine there will be more FIRST like competition around the country, getting students enthusiastic about their subject through competition environment.

So, what I am really asking is, what makes FIRST so successful that could possibly be copied to another event?

I am not trying to start another thread about What's so good about FIRST, or what you like about it, etc... I think I've come to a point where I am consider doing things outside of FIRST, possibly making more impact on people other than the teams I've worked with. So, I would appeciate it if people will help me think about this.

Thanks!