Does FIRST give out too many awards? (Opinion)

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Dave Campbell

I have been waiting for this thread.
R in FIRST is RECOGNITION. ... NASA could even call it the "Apollo 13" award. It is reminiscent of the days of old when we were only allowed the KOP, +the SPARK credit and limited quantities of acceptable hardware.

This is a great idea, Dave.

(pssst... The rest of you need to listen to Dave. He has been doing this FIRST thing for as long as some of you have been alive. His teams have won countless awards, including National Champions and National Chairmans, I believe.)

There are some long-time FIRSTers who yearn for the ol' "Appollo 13" days of building a FIRST robot (cough, cough, Lavery, cough, cough). This idea not only recognizes teams with less resources than other teams, but it also throws a bone to these old FIRSTers.

Andy B.