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...Well also I'm just hooked on FIRST. (I swear, I can quit whenever I want!) |
CENTURION |
MechEng83 |
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While the Banners initiate the outreach, eventually, the outreach becomes the Banner. |
MysterE |
synth3tk |
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So is it important to try? Without a doubt. Does it become frustrating to not win? Most certainly. Should you stop trying? Never! |
Al Skierkiewicz |
avanboekel |
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Conspire to Inspire despite what may transpire ! |
Bill_B |
ks_mumupsi |
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A Strong FRC Team Should... have a clear vision and an understanding of how to achieve it within their means. |
jwfoss |
Kims Robot |
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Here is more data, Because we all love data. |
Bochek |
Calvin Hartley |
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The practical experience that students learn by working with the mentors on a real life problem -- with real life constraints -- helps produce people who are good at those professions. |
MechEng83 |
Ian Curtis |
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Losing, like criticism, is the only thing that makes you improve. |
MooreteP |
Steven Donow |
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Winning just makes your ego smile. |
MooreteP |
Steven Donow |
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Losing is important. In some cases, more so than winning. |
JackS |
Steven Donow |
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If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room |
Ian Curtis |
Brandon_L |
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If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room! |
Ian Curtis |
IKE |
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FIRST for me is getting to opportunity to learn from the smartest people I know, the mentors. |
faust1706 |
MechEng83 |
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If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be asking why and how, I'd be playing LoL. Now, I do both XD |
faust1706 |
Calvin Hartley |
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Mentoring is HARD. |
Akash Rastogi |
Carolyn_Grace |
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Winning is important.
Learning is important.
Inspiring students is important.
Teaching Students is important.
Figuring out how to do all of these at the same time, in my opinion, is the meaning of FIRST. |
Justin Montois |
Anupam Goli |
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Just a note, there are 2,534 teams registered and competing in FRC this year. That means that there are 2,533 teams being run in a manner entirely different than your own. |
Jay Trzaskos |
EricH |
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Being inspired is a lot like learning, not everybody does it the same way. |
Jay Trzaskos |
Carolyn_Grace |
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Inspiration and recognition does not equal "advanced shop class". What's better for your team is not better for all teams. Remember that. |
DonRotolo |
Hallry |
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Exactly matching weight at two different regionals is an indicator of something fishy. :p |
Alan Anderson |
JohnBoucher |
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This is a benefit of the district model. It brings the events back into the schools. |
ezygmont708 |
PVCpirate |
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I pumped my fist to cheer - but since I was a ref at the time it looked like I signaled a red foul... |
Tom Ore |
CalTran |
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If you thought two alliances racing to tip the bridge in auto was exciting, wait until they play autonomous chicken on the center line. :D |
Alpha Beta |
Kims Robot |
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...these guys have taken it to a new level. (I want to be part of a team like that.) |
Tetraman |
Nate Laverdure |
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Point is, there is no definite answer. This is FIRST, Whatever works well with your team is the best. |
NelsonMichael |
Nuttyman54 |
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I realize that I've been drawn into the trap of thinking that this is about robots and scores and winning. Reboot. Remember why we do what we do. |
Mr. Van |
Mr. Pockets |
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This isn't an engineering fair and demonstration, it's FRC. Defense is part of the game. You can't expect a good FRC team to just sit there and get clobbered by a full-court shooter; they're going to engineer a solution to the problem. |
Kevin Sevcik |
nightpool |
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The FIRST community will always step up in times of need. |
nikeairmancurry |
Hallry |
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We learned that no matter the outcome when you don't give up you will always win. |
Koko Ed |
Hallry |
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Chairman's Award is not about building the robot. Every team builds a robot. |
Retired Starman |
protoserge |
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If you're doing it to win, you're doing it wrong. Teams who truly understand why they are doing what they do will win Chairman's simply as a result, an added benefit. The award isn't the goal. It's the impact you create, and the results you see. |
dcarr |
Hallry |
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Remember that the reason that you do something should NEVER be for the sole purpose of winning an award. To paraphrase something said by one of the Hall of Fame teams: "You should choose to do something because it is fun and the right thing to do." |
tim-tim |
Hallry |
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Yes, in human nature we like to get rewarded/recognized for things we do; however, you should not have to rely on this to be "successful". Remember the purpose of FIRST - To change our culture. |
tim-tim |
Hallry |
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We have seen the difference in people's lives on our team as they went through the program. There are all sorts of examples, and I am sure you (and everybody other team) have similar stories. At the end of the day, that is really all that matters; changing lives in a positive manner. |
tim-tim |
Hallry |
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Creatively solving problems is part of the fun. Continuous improvement and sustainment of [old] programs is also important. |
tim-tim |
Hallry |
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Not every team can start 200 teams in Canada or Hawaii because they are located in relatively dense region of teams already. This doesn't mean they can't impact their local and surrounding areas. This is where you have to be creative. |
tim-tim |
Hallry |
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I am a firm believer that there is no model that can be transplanted/copied from one team to another and have the same level of success. There just isn't a formula for it. The mindset you should have is: "I know I have made a positive impact on my community". |
tim-tim |
Hallry |
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We were asked to help change a culture. If the solution was simple FIRST would have given more specific guidelines on how to do this. It is our job as teams to find unique and creative ways to help fulfill the request from FIRST. |
tim-tim |
Hallry |
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The best metrics are your own. Do you see the impact of your efforts in your community? Do you feel like you should/could have won Chairman's, but another team was even more deserving? That's how you know FIRST is really working. |
dcarr |
Hallry |
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The point of outreach isn't to "win" a "game" so I'm not sure what you hope to achieve with such a concept. The idea of "beating" another team in terms of outreach is fundamentally flawed. |
dcarr |
Hallry |
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This slow-motion intro... Canada is rubbing their match cycle efficiency in our faces :( |
PayneTrain |
Hallry |
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This year may be one of the first years where there is a drastic difference in Regional level and Championship level strategies that drive robot design. |
tim-tim |
Nathan Streeter |
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I'm pretty sure there is a federal sequester on the bandwidth coming out of LSR. |
PayneTrain |
DominickC |
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Even in the worst times, I get a reminder of just how wonderful my big FIRST family is. |
216Robochick288 |
Tottanka |
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They hit us, we hit them, it happens. Build your robots to take a hit and it doesn't matter. |
Greg Needel |
JohnBoucher |
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What I learned from week-1 is that once again my son has been inspired to the level that he came home after the BAE Systems Granite State FIRST Robotics Regional Competition with the biggest smile I have seen on his face for a long long time. I am truly grateful for that. |
FIRST_Parent |
Anupam Goli |
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Why does 1114 have to be good at everything? ;) |
Justin Montois |
Hallry |
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The 48 defensive DNA lies dormant in the drive train. It's impossible to forget. |
Koko Ed |
A_Reed |
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What is this? PVC pirates with no visible PVC? (at least that I can see) IMPOSTORS! |
theawesome1730 |
Whippet |
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Another lesson is don't post on Chief Delphi disappointed, stop and evaluate first. Emotions suck sometimes. :-) |
sircedric4 |
Jay Trzaskos |
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