Ideas to move in the direction of making FIRST competitions 'fair'

[GMKlenklen]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

Why not? Elite sports players do. My parents decided to live in Fairfax County when my dad got out of the Navy based in part on the quality of the school system. Granted, the students can't do that on their own, but plenty of parents out there will do whatever they can to have their child succeed.

That's not even mentioning the FIRSTers that goto a certain college because of their FIRST team/program.

Wetzel

I agree, I'm going to school 100 miles away from my former high-school... just because it's better.

Anyways, back to the problem statement, I too think it is severely flawed. When I look at the FIRST robotics competition, I see a game that anyone can play, and play at a very high level with only a kit-bot. And I have proof, team 1775: We where on the 2nd place alliance at the Midwest regional in 2006, our rookie year. It really doesn't matter how much money you have, the competition tests your creativeness in design and your ability to compete effectively. And having really good teams like 111 and 71 really ups the creativeness and helps out your competitive mind. I really don't see how you think things are unfair, all you need is time, passion, and thought.