Pilot Year Review: New Chairman's Award Feedback Structure

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Now that we've had a full season of Chairman's submissions, and experienced the full changes of the pilot feedback system, what are your thoughts? The new setup now includes:

• Regional and District Championship winners have their essay/executive summary and chairman’s video posted online. It was strongly encouraged that winning teams submit a practice presentation video as well, though not every team took part in that.
• The team is allowed an extra two minutes to present, if they so choose (5-7 minutes), though the 10 minuted total limit stayed the same.
• A mentor was allowed to sit in on the presentation session without counting against the 3-presenter limit. The mentor was theoretically allowed to film the session, but from what I understand that wasn’t true at all events.
• No formal feedback from the judges at any event.

So, what are your thoughts? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Was it as bad as you thought it was going to be? Were there unexpected benefits? And what direction do you think FIRST should consider moving next year with this?

Previous discussion about the decision when it was announced here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=133343

FRC Blog post announcing the change here: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...award-feedback