FIRST Robotics as a sport

[Mr. Pockets]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Although the school district supports us monetarily and brags about us when they need to look good, where's the in-school recognition that every other sports team gets to enjoy on the morning announcements or in the front lobby's trophy case?

Perhaps the solution then is to give the schools a lot to brag about.
One advantage that FRC teams have over traditional sports is the emphasis on giving back to the community (unless I'm very much mistaken most high schools sports don't have anything like the Chairman's Award). If you are able to show your school administration that you are a great asset to the community they may in turn give you a greater amount of recognition and/or support (after all what you do reflects on their image as well.)