FIRST Hall of Fame changes

[Jessica Boucher]

Originally Posted by Tim Arnold

I don't know all the details of the situation here, but while having pits together could be an interesting and possibly inspiring prospect. However, I think that having an entirely separate competition for HOF teams seems a bit elitist and could be intimidating for new teams.

Just my $0.02

That's probably the point. If FIRST wants teams to go after Chairmans, make it worth it. If FIRST really wants to drive it home, the HOF teams would get the best pit spots in the place, ie right near the entrance. I never make it into the pits myself (since I'm VCing on a field the whole time), so would this be an improvement to what they have now?

This also makes it incredibly easy to walk VIPs around. I've taken VIPs through the pits before, and the less walking the better. They want to go in, see a few teams of interest, and get back to the VIP area.

Since there are so few HOF teams in relation to the rest of the teams at Championship, I would also recommend doubling the size of their pits. This allows them to have room for the natural stream of visitors with a designated HOF area while also giving the same amount of room for robot work as everyone else. Most of these teams are so large they have the people to handle visitors, but its the size of their area that is the problem. Again, is this an improvement to what HOF teams have now?