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Re: "Rookie Week"
I am in total agreement with shyra1353. While a nice gesture, and good thinking on the part of GP... I dont think this would make things any more fair. I would venture to guess that 90% of the rookies these days are not true rookies. My team is an example. I am not a rookie, and we have three other mentors who were previously on FIRST teams for at least a year. Harris Corp has also sponsored a team in the past (73). So while we have a rookie number 1511, and all of our students are true rookies, they are getting help and guidance that is well beyond a rookie team.
Same with many teams I know. If a rookie team does not have someone who was previously involved in FIRST, they are likely to have a team that is mentoring them. This is very very evident in the caliber of the rookie teams this year. So many rookie teams are going above and beyond building robots. So many rookie teams have really great robots, many rookie teams have seeded in the top ten, many have selected their own alliances, and even a few have won regionals. So I would have to say keep it fair, give them the chance to struggle with timing. Actually to tell you the truth, based on our scrimmage, we had more rookie robots that were complete than veterans! But great idea, and thanks for thinking of the rookies ![]() |
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