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Is the Competition being de-emphasized?

Posted by Kit Gerhart, Engineer on team #45, TechnoKats, from Kokomo High School and Delphi Delco Electronics Systems.

Posted on 5/8/99 8:21 PM MST



Am I the only one, or are there others who feel that FIRST
is deliberately de-emphasizing the competition? I, for one
feel that the members of the winning team(s), and probably
the runners-up, should get
the recognition of receiving their medals on the stage at
the Saturday night ceremony. I have been on our team for
four years, the first two of which we did poorly in the
competition, and the next two in which we did well. While
attending the ceremony our not-so-good years, I felt good
for the winners, and also had thoughts of how fantastic
it would be if that were our team up there. Last year we
did well, and it was fantastic crossing the stage, for
all the team members.

This year, the presentation of medals was held with
essentially no spectators, and the presentation of
the trophies at the main ceremony was done as kind of an
afterthought. We received our recognition last year, but
this years winners and runners up were, in my opinion,
short changed.

I realize that FIRST wants to promote the growth of FIRST
and wants to emphasize the Chairman's Award as a recognition
for teams who do a lot to make that happen. The growth
of FIRST is a worthy goal, but lets face
it. Building a robot for the competition, developing game
strategies, training operators, etc. is what it is mostly
about. Preparation for the competition is what we spend
long days preparing for, and what we put in tens of hours
of unpaid overtime for between the kickoff and the competition.
Its also what most of the students get excited about. The competition
is what the three exciting days in Florida are all about.

Certainly not everyone can win, but no matter how poorly a
team did this year, they might be a winner next year, and
since the competition is the Big Event of FIRST, the members
or the winning team(s) should receive recognition commensurate
with their accomplishment.

You are new free to flame away if you disagree.



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