The meaning behind the game.......

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Posted by Libby Ritchie at 04/09/2001 11:31 PM EST


Coach on team #393, Full Metal Jackets, from Morristown Jr/Sr High School and NASA/KIPT, Inc..


In Reply to: The meaning behind the game.......
Posted by Ryan Matheson on 04/09/2001 10:42 PM EST:



I agree with you in that there were some valuable lessons to be learned from this year's game. And I have to admit that I enjoyed the game a little more once we got to the competition. However, I tend to get nervous at the thought of Dean taking out the two-on-two aspect of the game in the future. I understand the violence aspect that he talked about, but at the same time, as a past coach who loves pure competition, I want the offense/defense aspect back at some point. Once some of these teams figured out how to score big, that's all there was to it. There was no stopping those teams and all you could do was hope to be on their team to boost your own scores. I understand what FIRST is trying to teach the kids, but I think there is much to be learned from having a defense involved as well.