[FRC Blog] Team Advancement, 2017 Progress, and History Patches

[robotic junkie]

if there is a history patch for each event, should team standards be reserving room for World Championships? Will the patch be the same dimensions as events?

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

I am going to use Indiana as an example of hypothetical real quick so humor me:
Indiana has 9 slots for championships.
4 slots can be used by the winners of the district championship (3 alliance members and a potential back up)
1 Chairman's Award
1 Rookie All Star
1 Engineering Inspiration Award.

Leaving us 2 slots left. However 868 and 5484 are going to Queen City and if they win the competition or Chairmans/EI then those two slots go to them. What if there would have been a 3rd team who traveled out of state and won their way to championship? I am sure FIRST would let them all go but the rules right now don't say what happens if the number of qualifying teams exceeds the number of slots.

Also I think the above answers why Indiana can't have 2 EI winners

That would be an interesting case... that's why I personally disagree with FIRST's decision to make regional advancements count towards the district allocation. IMHO since regional advances are already "allocated" to the regional, it seems kinda stupid to double count it. Oh well, the 2016 rules are the rules...