paper: Growth of FRC

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

I'd love the Chairmans award judges to start asking about business plans for the teams that were started and how those plans will make the teams sustainable for the forseeable future.

This does happen and the existence of a comprehensive business plan was a feature in at least one Chairman's speech this year.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

This does happen and the existence of a comprehensive business plan was a feature in at least one Chairman's speech this year.

I've heard from many veteran teams (we talked to many of them this year as it was our first year with a chairmans submission) and many stated that the number of FLL/FTC teams started was the most important aspect, not the quality/sustainability of said teams. This made me a bit concerned as to the motives for creating FLL/FTC teams.

It's good to hear that others are also concerned about sustainability.