Registration - Professionalism

[Matt Leese]

Originally posted by nick reynolds
That right there shows you how desperate some teams will go to make sure they get the chance to play in the Nationals.
They have worked so hard they will go to any lengths to insure a spot in the nationals. The regionals will show this as I believe there will be less comradere between teams as each understand the need to do well in their regional or they dont go to Florida.

Yes, some teams (or perhaps only individuals; I find that easier to believe) are desperate to go to nationals. But I highly doubt they've worked very hard to go. Why you ask? Because if they truly did work that hard, they'd understand what FIRST is about and they'd understand that this is a mechanism that FIRST had to put into place in order for FIRST to succeed. Maybe there will be some teams that aren't willing to help others this year at regionals. Maybe. This annoucement won't change how people act. It may make those who aren't able to put the program as a whole above themselves more likely to be selfish and not help others. And unfortunately it will be those people who lost out but perhaps having that attitude that didn't deserve to go to nationals either.

Matt who will most likely spend late April still in Rochester......