YMTC: Redateam uses remote kickoff field

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Originally Posted by phrontist

The remote kickoffs have feilds?! VCU didn't last year did it? So you're telling me some teams get advanced specs... why haven't we seen these!!!

Some remote kickoff locations will sometimes have part of the field or some field elements present. This can be used as an "incentive" for a company/sponsor/venue to host a remote kickoff. FIRST will release only field specs to certain people who have signed NDA's (Non-Disclosure Agreements). So even though the field is being built, the game still isn't known to the builders. The Field is then property of the group that built it and the decision of what happens to it is up to them after the event. The people who are on the build group for remote kickoff equipment normally aren't on a team and are employees of the hosting facility or sponsor. The NDA acts as a way to keep these people from telling anyone what the field involves and normally you wont even know they are building the field. So yeah most remote kickoff events that are official events through FIRST will have some field object present.

But now i guess its my time to voice my opinion. I think that any team that goes through the organization and work to have a remote kickoff hosted more then deserves any field part that were developed for that event.

Hope that helps,
~Mike