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Re: FiM is NOT FIRST

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Please correct me if i am wrong,but if you win chairmans at district isn't that a invite to atlanta? If yes, why would you need another chance at getting that pass at states by playing? If no, then point system needs to be changed. I would hope that a team that wins a chairmans would also earn enough points at districts to go to states.
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That is incorrect. Winning Chairmans at district is an invite to States, who will then funnel it down, eliminating over half of the district winners. This was requested by FIRST, who, understandably was uncomfortable with us going from 3 regional winners to 7 district winners. Thus, States points are important.
And in addition, there are two separate advancement tracks to State. Winning the CA, EI, etc. gets your team an invite to participate in the judging for those awards at State. Points earned on the field and for other awards gets your robot an invite to compete at State.

As I recall, the top 3 Chairman's presentations at State will get invited to Atlanta - with their robot, I presume.

Thus the contention that started this thread - that the points given toward competition and technical awards skew the focus of teams away from the culture-changing awards. We'll have to see how that all plays out.
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