Where was the GP at Championships?

[Tom Line]

With all the bad reports, I thought I'd throw in a good one. Remember, as someone else already said - the "bad" stuff tends to stand out in your mind, and the good gets brushed away and forgotten.

At the Great Lakes Regional, I got VERY excited (I'm a little embarrassed to say overly so) at a couple of the calls that didn't go our way. Guess who kept their heads? 2 of students on the team the arm driver and our robocoach. Yes, even mentors get excited - and the students are the ones with "level" heads.

Remember - it's this simple. If you see an abuse of any type by a FIRST'er, first tell them, and if you don't get the reaction you expect, tell their mentors.

For many of you who haven't been in a work environment, this is one of the hardest things to do. In fact, we (as professionals) are evaluated on how well we talk to people we work with when we see them doing something wrong, or violating safety protocalls. It's not just for a good job - our promotions and raises depend on it. It's that important - and people don't tend to be very good at it until they've practiced it.