KoP suggestions

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by yarden.saa

you must know that the rookie teams are having a problem, most of the components are destroyed becase the teams don't have experiance for example my team camera, compressor, cRio module,....

This sounds like a different problem than the KoP. It sounds like a problem with training and documentation more than anything. While I agree that rookies don't have experience I have rarely heard of them destroying components. This concerns me greatly. What do you mean by destroyed? What caused the failures? Obviously, this is a problem but I don't think allowing teams to buy replacements is the best solution as it is merely a bandage.

As for KoP changes, how about a change up, get rid of the KoP. I can't tell you how much stuff 397 has sitting around that we never used in the KoP. Perhaps take the value of the KoP (Say $3000) and give it to us in AndyMark shopping credit. (Why AndyMark? Because I like them and they have a wide variety of parts that are easily adaptable for most teams. Also, cuz they are pretty cool people) Rookies would still get shipped a control system (CRIO, Sticks, Driver Station etc) but the vets would get a game piece and nothing more on Kickoff. Everything else would be ordered ala carte from the "Store".

Benefits:
Less waste
Less cost to teams
More variability in the KOP (Need Gen1 SS intead of a C-base? No problem)

Downsides
Organizational Pain
Delay in getting parts you need