Changing the face of the game..

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Posted by Susanne Krussell.

Coach on team #349, RoBahamas, from International Academy and Ford Motor Co..

Posted on 11/8/99 6:30 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Imaging a modular tank... posted by Michael Martus on 11/7/99 7:34 PM MST:



The issue of more time comes up every year.....and wouldn't life be so much easier during those six weeks. I'm not convinced it really would be. Frankly, those six weeks are the part I really like the most. But oh, if only FIRST would change their stance on letting us keep the robots, at least for a little while, between regionals.

The issue of fairness is not an issue that is very resolvable. It's not worth getting upset about. If a team has (relatively) huge resources, then they are most fortunate. If a team doesn't have as many resources, well, they're still involved in FIRST, and isn't that the point? There are no have-nots here. I have found that chasing after the big, high profile winning teams is extremely motivating. And, one of these big teams has been a mentor to my team, assisting and encouraging us in many ways. We get better every year, even running behind the pack. (so far!)

For some teams to have more money and more engineers does NOT diminish the teams that don't have the same level of support.

I'm with you too Mike. More time between regionals can only be a good thing.