Orbit Balls - For Sale

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by jamie_1930

Next time you need to realize that this is what happens with game pieces commercially available, and you need to get them right after kickoff, we had purchased about 10 by the day after kick off.

I don't recall a situation like the shortage of orbit balls as a game piece before in FRC. There may be and hopefully, someone will enlighten us and explain how they handled the shortage then. The game piece/game impacts teams globally. Wal-Marts may be hard to come by in different regions and areas of the world. One can think locally when it comes to FRC but it is wise to think globally and how the teams and venues are impacted.

An example: I had a conversation with Greg Needel when he was visiting Austin this fall. He shared a little bit of the challenges that teams in Israel face. Things that teams in the US wouldn't even give a 2nd thought to. There is not the same access across the board and teams and event planners find ways to compensate by being innovative and creative, making it work.