I greatly appreciated FIRST bringing back contact. My first competition as a driver was May 2001 at the PA Robot Challenge, and eventhough a good time was had by all, the game wasn't as intense as I had expected. There was no deffiante winner after a match, you were only happy when you got a really high score. However, this year when we started our FIRST match at Mid Atlantic's on Friday, it was completely different. The whole mentality of the game had changed, and the contact, and the uncertainty of a deffinate winner until it was announced was a good change. Eventhough I hated the no sleep, no food, constant nausea and nevousness, I enjoyed the competition much more this year.
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I GET that FIRST is about more than winning on the field. BUT... ...it is my experience that the great programs of the FIRST world almost always build on a foundation of competitive robots. Success on the field begets success in other realms. - Joe Johnson [more] 
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