New Chairman's Award Eligibility

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by 340x4xLife

I understand why it was done, I think, but I don't like it at all. No other sport requires a Hall of Fame member to "re-qualify"

That's the purpose of a Hall of Fame. To stand forever as a representation of greatness. No re-qualifying needed. I think this kinda ruins the aspect of what FIRST has created with it's Hall of Fame.

This seems like a step towards "What have you done for me lately?" kinda deal. I always assumed HoF teams have kept doing great things since they won and that was that. I liked it like that and I think it should have stayed that way.

It doesn't say anything about re-qualifying. I think its really just to give teams an incentive again to keep doing what they did when they won the Championship chairman's. These teams have so much to give that FIRST still wants them to keep giving and showing everyone else how its done.