recognize FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) as a sport nationwide

On behalf of FIRST and all of the FIRST Robotics teams in the U.S., we on Team 48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E. would like to start a petition to accomplish the recognition of Robotics as a sport across the U.S. The benefits of doing so would spread the technological, scientific, and mathematic ideals of FIRST. The definition of a sport is an "activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another." Robotics possesses all of those characteristics and many more. We value team work, gracious professionalism, and of course STEM. Most importantly, by passing this law we could spread all of these ideals throughout our education systems so that all types of students have the opprotunity to participate in the program and recieve credit for all their hard work.