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Long day
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Felt like an early morning. Hordes of people streaming in at 6am on… First match was good. Lots of miscues on the second one. Lunch was mostly final adjustments, plus some sustenance. (so what about those smoothies??) Third round was best so far with 450 out of possible 550. Lots…
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Practice practice practice
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Today was practice rounds – individually on available tables, then in the big arena on the official tables. The kids shared a table with teams from Paraguay, New Mexico, South Korea, Spain, and Montana. The first official practice led to the best result. In between there were a lot of…
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Setting up our pit
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Yesterday we set up our “pit” – basically a home base / display booth. It’s hard to convey how enormous this event is – have not really tried with the pictures below. Some teams have camping tents, lights, 9 foot tall towers they have brought from across the globe. We…
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Practice Table Construction
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How do you ensure you can practice without competing for time on limited tables? Think outside of the box, then build inside the box (SUV). And here’s the finished result:
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Packing up!
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We’ve been hard at work in the same space for months, focused on perfecting our robot. It was easy to forget that somehow we have to transport all of these delicate parts halfway across the country! Next stop – Houston!
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NH Champions, on to Worlds!
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Coach Yu and I can’t stop thinking about that moment on Saturday when they announced that the kids had earned a spot at World Championships! What an incredible experience, with much more to come!