Saved Seats for Finalists

[jamie_1930]

3.16 BLEACHER RULES
Sitting together in a group during competition matches makes the game more exciting and fun. It’s where you can show support for your team. Since very often there is not enough seating to accommodate everyone, there has to be a policy regarding seating.
With this in mind, it is not permitted to hang banners or ribbons to designate such an area. We will remove and discard any banners, roping, etc... Please take turns sitting in the bleachers. Share the fun. When you see there is a crowding problem, leave after your team's match and return later for another few matches.
Teams are not allowed to save seating space.

There is your answer

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by jamie_1930

There is your answer

I think BJC is referring to the reserved seating at the Championship Event; the winners of each division get 50 wrist bands for seats right in front of Einstein reserved by FIRST.

[davidfv]

Originally Posted by jamie_1930

There is your answer

In the hotel and in the airport I heard the same thing from people coming to the Robotics for the first time. There were teams that were saving seats in the stands. These people just wanted to see a match or two or watch their grandkids or friends compete.

I know that NO FIRST students were doing this, but next year make sure you tell your parents and friends "saving seats". We want to invite people to sit down, not send them away.

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by davidfv

In the hotel and in the airport I heard the same thing from people coming to the Robotics for the first time. There were teams that were saving seats in the stands. These people just wanted to see a match or two or watch their grandkids or friends compete.

I know that NO FIRST students were doing this, but next year make sure you tell your parents and friends "saving seats". We want to invite people to sit down, not send them away.

Unfortunately this will always be a problem and should get it's own thread. This year my drive team went to see the drivers meeting. Teams had already been reserving seats for the competition. When they tried to sit down in a section a student came up to them and told them the seats were reserved for their team then an adult came up and told them the same thing and made them move. They wouldn't even let them sit there for the drivers meeting! I only wish I would have been there and not in the pits. We would have had a quick discussion about the rules, GP, and plain old common courtesy.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by davidfv

In the hotel and in the airport I heard the same thing from people coming to the Robotics for the first time. There were teams that were saving seats in the stands. These people just wanted to see a match or two or watch their grandkids or friends compete.

I know that NO FIRST students were doing this, but next year make sure you tell your parents and friends "saving seats". We want to invite people to sit down, not send them away.

I'll bite and say plenty of FIRST students and entire FIRST teams were saving seats at Championship. One instance of this (towels with team number on them for every seat) was so blatant I didn't know what to think.