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Is there any way of knowing how many reserved slots there are for a particular competition...and when do those slots open up to veteran teams?

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Probably not since it is at the discretion of the regional director and FIRST.

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So for planning purposes, we should rule this regional out?

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Well, there is a significant risk of not getting one of those reserved spots since they are typically used for rookies. If I was planning for my team second regional, I would look for regionals with available spots without considering the reserved spots. YMMV

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Here's a graph of the first 12 hours of registration.
The prior two years are included for comparison.

We were faster out of the gate this year (credit to FIRST IT for handling 1000 people registering all at once), but last year more (proportionally) of us were eager to get into an event the first day.
I'm interested to see if the District teams with more guaranteed slots are more laid back about registering, while the Regional teams close to the Districts scramble with increasingly more limited options for second events.

Registration for Districts:

• MI: 126
• MAR: 79
• PNW: 137
• NE: 131

• Regionals: 1213

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Here in New England, there was a scramble to register for 2 reasons.
1. Because this is new, we had no way of knowing what, if any, events would fill instantly.
2. We're used to it. Its in our blood for lead mentors to be sitting at a computer at 11:55AM waiting for registration to open. Mine did it pulled over at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. It would feel wrong not to do it.

And in a way, us New Englanders were right. WPI filled in under 10 minutes (which really shouldn't happen in a district system).

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This stuff is all just Really cool! glad to see FIRST really take off

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Forgive me if this has already been covered in this thread or elsewhere, but...

Does anybody know how many rookie teams have registered thus far this year?

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128 rookies I believe.

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Thanks!! And not that I don't believe you, but to satisfy my resource-checking mind, where are you getting that number? :o

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Just count the teams 4900 and above at any particular moment in time.
Now 130 rookies (@ 7am, 9/29/13).

There are also new teams given veteran team numbers, but they aren't considered rookies by FIRST, because experienced members started the team.

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So here's how Ontario is shaping up as of 10:30pm EST or so Sunday night.

73 teams registered for 2014 (We played with 73 in 2013, and 78 in 2012)
21 rookies registered for 2014 (23 in 2013, 21 in 2012)
7 teams are resurrected 2012 vets (of the 18 or so we lost in 2013)
1 team (746) is a new 2002 rookie (associated with 886).
Waterloo and GTRWest have reached initial capacity (with an additional 11 slots in reserve at Waterloo, and 6 at West if predictions are correct)

With Montreal also at initial capacity, the 32 teams from there will also be looking to Ontario (probably GTREast or North Bay) for a 2nd event.

105 teams, of which, I expect 30% to be 2 event teams, and 13.5% to be 3 event teams. About 45 teams looking for another event in round 2, plus the stragglers and travellers from elsewhere. ON/QC is currently showing a total of 79 seats open capacity (not counting held back spots)

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1800 teams right now.
70% of last season's total.

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Time for more fun with stats:

Thus far:
We have 136 rookies (37% of last years total rookies)
153 2nd year teams (43% Rookie Retention)
We have a total of 1664 non rookies (65% retention)
And we have 1511 Veteran Teams* (85% of the total number last year)

*Veteran Teams are teams that are on their 3rd game this shows teams that hopefully have long term success in place

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Based on Mark's quote from last year's 2013 thread on October 2nd 2012 (exactly 5 days after registration opened just like it is right now). We have over 200 more teams registered in the same 5 days!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...regi stration