Video Required for Chairmans

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Rich Kressly

Alright, I've been reading and rereading this for a few days now and ...

...color me totally stupid on this one. I think corresponding video is a GREAT idea for any team that has this inclination and/or has the time and resources to provide such a product, but making this a requirement is totally nonsense IMHO. Unless I'm reading this wrong, and I totally hope and pray I am, this will ultimately decrease the number of judged/completed CA entries submitted from FRC teams. If I'm not reading this wrong, my team will not be eligible to win a Chairman's Award unless we submit a video in wide screen format on DVD, correct?

I'm interested in seeing how this plays out, if the rule remains unchanged.

We are fortunate to have been awarded a RCA last season. The students that were involved in making that happen spent far too much time and energy doing so -- and so did I -- and adding to that workload will put them over the edge. Some of those students have come to the mentors on our team and told us that they're completed disinterested in participating in the RCA process again. They'd rather just build a good robot and have fun on the field. I'm inclined to agree with them.