A proposal for FL, please comment

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Posted by Mike McIntyre, Coach on team #47 from Pontiac Central HS.

Posted on 3/20/99 7:06 AM MST


In Reply to: Sign Me Up! posted by Nate Smith on 3/20/99 6:19 AM MST:



Speaking from the team's perspective, I love it too; from FIRST's position, it sounds like a monumental headache: they would have to mobilize a small army of people and completely rework a schedule that I'm sure they spent a lot of time on, all the while struggling to get through the normal,frantic, demands of this hectic regional season; it would be a wonderful gift to all teams if they could do it, but I don't think that we can realistically expect them to. I'm willing to work a shift when my team's not competing, if they decide to try it, though!


: : I think that FIRST would have to have basically two crews of folks to make these long days work, but there is still time. If FIRST put out the word that in order to have more qualifying rounds, teams would have to come up with volunteers to help at the nationals, I think between 200 teams they would be able to get 50 or more people to help out. That should be enough I think.
: Sign me up! After being in Chicago, I know the advantages of having more qualification rounds...so if they need more help to pull it off, i'll be there...

: : If, during these smaller sessions, we could sqeeze in 3 rounds per attending team and if on Sat. every team would get 2 rounds, then every team could 8 rounds. Not too shabby. Practice rounds are still an issue, but perhaps a combination of reduced number of practices, a shorter Thu. break and starting the practices ASAP on Thu. could make it work.