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Re: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First FIRST Tournament
1. make sure at all times you know who you are playing with, and playing against.

2. get ready to lose your voice

3. bring a water bottle
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Re: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First FIRST Tournament
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1. make sure at all times you know who you are playing with, and playing against.
I'd suggest teams bring a whiteboard in their pits for this very purpose, and the entire drive crew has an abridged schedule on them at all times.

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2. get ready to lose your voice
My voice is actually still cracking from IRI.
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Re: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First FIRST Tournament
Personally, I like to bring a pair of ear plugs. It can get kind of noisy in there epecially when Dean shows up. Being able to have your own personal quiet space for a few minutes is very helpful for the adults.
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Re: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First FIRST Tournament
Time to resurrect this old chestnut? For the newbies?
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