FiM is NOT FIRST

[Paul Copioli]

For those of you not in favor of FiM, I just ask that you be careful with what you say. Unknowingly, some of you have called me, and many like me, not GP. I ask that you take a moment and think before you write.

Maybe FiM won't work. Maybe it will. I can guarantee you that the numbers for point values probably should be tweaked. There is nothing stopping that.

I can tell you this: my team has saved money due to this model. Many others are competing in two events for the first time in their history. To say the FiM competition structure doesn't teach GP, I just don't get it.

Cory brought up an interesting point about one team dominating a weak district. How many Silicon Valley Regionals has 254 won in the last 11 years? Seems to me that the possibility of weak regionals already exists. Sorry, but I am calling it like I see it.

It is funny to me that many of you complaining are not even from Michigan. Why can't you let it play out and we can debate then. While there may be many that will force the issue after the season, there are many more of us that will take a factual look at how it actually worked. Believe it or not, the evil FiM folks do care about GP (there are over 5 WFFA winners that are part of FiM) and about teams. Retention is at the top of the priority list.

Beth,

When you see Jim Zondag at the Novi Kickoff (if you are going there), please tell him to his face that he is not promoting Gracious Professionalism and make sure I am there to see it.

Paul