2006 Wisconsin Regional Feedback

[Raul]

Ricky, Wisconsin was a very good regional.

Positives:
- I really liked the spaciousness of the venue.
- Hotels were within easy walking distance
- Very well run event - well staffed with volunteers

Negatives:
- The scoring system kept having an allergic reaction when team number 111 was on the board and they shot balls into the center goal during the autonomous period.
- How can a venue in Wisconsin sell polish sausage instead of brats? Seriously, they need a better selection of menu items if they are not to allow food to be brought in (this is a problem at almost every regional).

The negatives would never keep us away though. You were a very good host. Thanks!

[Beth Sweet]

Overall, great job Ricky

+'s
-The nicest seats ever at a regional. Padded and closed stands were nice
-I don't know about other teams, but we had very ample pit space
-The team party was fun, the kids enjoyed watching the monkeys and their... actions...

-'s
-Concession stand prices were out of control and to make it worse, we couldn't bring in our own food. If prices are that high you've got to get a pre-order lunch thing...
-At the team party there was not enough cheese pizza. We stayed in the pits and arrived a half hour after the start of the party. On our information we requested all non-meat and only 2 team members were able to get pizza. Next year maybe have different color tickets for brats and pizza and require ahead of time selections
-Some of the music was oh-my-goodness swear words! When I tried to go down and tell the DJ that it was inappropriate, I wasn't allowed on the field for lack of a drivers badge
-I'm not 100% sure that some of the judges really understood what the awards that they were distributing were for. When the reasoning for the awards were read, some of them sounded nothing like what the awards were supposed to be for.

And Ricky, you know I'm picky about everything so these were just my opinions. Those who attended the regional from my team felt that it was awesome.

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

Overall, great job Ricky

-At the team party there was not enough cheese pizza. We stayed in the pits and arrived a half hour after the start of the party. On our information we requested all non-meat and only 2 team members were able to get pizza. Next year maybe have different color tickets for brats and pizza and require ahead of time selections

Your information never made it to me...I think Ricky was supposed to pass that on. I'll have to have some words with that boy...

That was indeed something we overlooked. We ordered several additional pizzas that showed up around 6:30, I believe - were those gone as well? I had heard that when those arrived, no one was taking any of them.

I had hoped that people would use GP about the pizzas (I even ordered extra to begin with), but we will have a much better system in place for next year.

Kev

[bbguy5]

Beth I think you are talking about the music at the social. I too was a little shocked to hear uncensored music at the social, a lot of us looked at each other and said "UH OH"

Or did they do it at both places?

I can't comment on the food or anything the like, as the volunteer meals were great.

I would agree with the parking. at MWR all voluteers parked free at UIC.




I personally did not agree with having the teams load balls into their robot on the field, but thats just me. I also heard a rumor "if your team isn't in the queing area by the time it moves to the on deck boxes, then you will not play that match"

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by bbguy5

Beth I think you are talking about the music at the social. I too was a little shocked to hear uncensored music at the social, a lot of us looked at each other and said "UH OH"

Or did they do it at both places?

I heard it at least on Thursday for sure. I believe the phrase mother... was said at least twice in one song, much to the dismay of both the mom chaperones and myself.

[Ken Leedle]

Positive
-35 min from home
-helpful volunteers and judges when we needed stuff
-ran very smoothly
-large pits
-few music repeats (but profanity is not GP)
-MC was awesome
Negative
-had to lift robot cart over large bump between the pits and the field
-limited access to the stands
-few garbage cans in the pits
-food and parking was $$$

Congrats on making a great regional!!!