Winning Multiple Regionals

[Kate00]

Originally Posted by DanTod97

I just think its rediculous that people actually consider teams going through and winning sometimes three seperate regionals, what on earth is going through their heads as they take that third win? I just dont see how that can be helpful or inspiring in anyway, even if you want to argue that it can be inspiring to some people, I think there are much better ways to inspire people than to dominate them after completing 6 weeks of hard work. Its just unnecessary.

Edit: this is almost a seperate argument, its unnecessary weather it has to do with student mentor ratio or not.

What do you propose teams who have signed up to go to more than one regional and win their first one do? Throw matches so that they will lose? Not preform up to their ability, dragging all the teams that they are allied with down? Regionals are not won by one robot - they are won by an alliance of three. Are you proposing that if a team ends up in an elimination alliance in their second regional, having won their first, they should let the other two teams on their alliance down by intentionally losing matches, to let three other "deserving teams" as opposed to themselves and the two other robots on their alliance?

Maybe what's going through their head when they win their second or third regional is "we're so glad we helped these other two deserving teams on our alliance qualify for championships - we're going to have so much fun there."

Or, are you proposing that the team who won their first regional decline to participate in the other regionals they are signed up for, limiting their students to only one event, rather than the two or three they have paid for, have been excited for so that they can meet and work with new teams, and have been working towards all build season?

Maybe what's going through their head when they win their second or third regional is "wow, we're so glad that these students and sponsors and supporters who couldn't come to our first regional got a chance to see us perform to the best of our ability."

Somehow I don't see how either of these are a better option than a team winning multiple regionals.