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FIRST Robotics Competition suspended for duration of 2020 season

Posted by moocow1452
Tags: suspended, usfirst, frc, first robotics, coronavirus
https://www.firstinspires.org/covid-19

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Title
COVID-19 Impact on FIRST Events (Updated March 12, 2020)
Published
Mar 8 2020
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857 words

3 comments

  1. Litmus2336
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    Makes me sad. I loved this in high school, I have a friend coaching and now that I'm in a new area I was considering it too.

    Makes me sad. I loved this in high school, I have a friend coaching and now that I'm in a new area I was considering it too.

    4 votes
  2. esckroh
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    Super frustrating for current students I’m sure. Atlanta/St. Louis championships were the highlight of my year back in high school. But it’s not a total loss. There are plenty of off season events...

    Super frustrating for current students I’m sure. Atlanta/St. Louis championships were the highlight of my year back in high school. But it’s not a total loss. There are plenty of off season events around the country should the threat level decrease. Teams should get to compete with this year’s robot at some point.

    3 votes
  3. drannex
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    Absolute highlight of my high school career was starting the FIRST team here and going to nationals in our first year. I mentor one of the local teams and this will be a sad moment to have to tell...

    Absolute highlight of my high school career was starting the FIRST team here and going to nationals in our first year.

    I mentor one of the local teams and this will be a sad moment to have to tell the team, but safety is the highest priority.

    2 votes