I know this
is an old thread but I always ponder about
the Chairmans award when ever it comes around....
-The Chairmans award
is a tricky thing. If you were
to ask 100 teams what they should do
to win this award they would give you all unique answers. Some may even say that you do not "win" chairmans, you earn it. It
is given
to the team that helps their community through FIRST
the best.
After reading alot of this thread there was alot I agree with, and alot that makes me wonder. Although chairmans
is suposed
to be an award for teams who are not trying
to win it, thats not what chairmans
is. In a perfect world this award would be given
to the perfect team and there would be no need for essays and presentations.
The judges would watch over all
the teams and see who was truely real and who were just trying
to fake it. We are not in a perfect world. Chairmans teams need
to prove
to the judges through presentation and essay that they are indeed deserving of this award.
-Now, trying
to be a chairmans winner
is right and wrong at
the same time. It
is wrong
to try
to win chairmans so be a chairmans winner, agree.
It
is wrong
to try
to achieve what chairmans stands for
to be a chairmans winner, disagree.
If a team looks at
the chairmans award and says, "I want
to be a role model team in FIRST and I will push my self
to do so" there
is nothing wrong with that. There
is a fine line between teams "trying"
to win chairmans and "trying"
to achieve
the reality of what a chairmans team
is suposed
to be. I find myself stressed all
the time when it comes
to chairmans. Not because
the bar is too
high or because I dont think we can win, but because I love what chairmans stands for. I see
the international outreach that Daisy brought and I believe we can do even better. I stress in finding new ways
to spread what I believe in, which
is FIRST. I want more people
to know about what we do so I go out and find ways that will let them know. Not because I want
to win
the chairmans award, but because I want
to be what
the chairmans award stands for. A team that other teams look up
to. A team that represents FIRST. Because how can we spread FIRST if we are not even deserving
the title of representing FIRST. So when people say that you shouldent try
to win chairmans they are right and wrong. You should not try
to win
the award just
to win it. But if a team puts
the same amount of effort trying
to become a team that represents FIRST then they should "try"
to win this award.
The bar is being raised because people are "trying". When
the Falcons played
the movie clips or when Daisy went international it was because they were trying
to spread what they love.
-And I will be ever so happy if I lose but I deserved
to win, rather then winning but deserved
to lose, because BEING a chairmans team
is alot more important then WINNING
the chairmans award.
Thanks for listening
