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I think this would be amazing! the level of talent in the SE would/could rise to rival the likes of MI or Canada or WestCoast. That would be fun to watch!

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Keep in mind that Tampa Bay is 8 hours from Atlanta, and it's much further to Miami and Orlando. Myrtle Beach isn't very close either. While I would say it makes sense for SC to join either NC or GA in the near future, I'd say it's more likely that Florida becomes it's own district.

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A lot of regions seem stuck thinking that a year or two of "progress" will change their situation... just take the plunge; you won't regret it!

Volunteers will step up. Key personnel will be "shipped in" if they must. Most roles don't get filled unless there's need. You won't have "enough" FTA's, LRI's, Head Ref's, and Event Organizers until you have more slots to fill.

"If you build it, they will come."

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He's making a joke because Texas has needed districts for years, talked about districts for even longer, and yet they've still passed nothing official down.

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Kansas and Missouri are supposed to be in negotiations for the move to districts.

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I'm wondering how California would shake out if we moved to districts. By both size and population (San Diego to SF is a 9 hour drive!), California would have to be split up. Five out of the seven California regionals (SD, LA, Ventura, OC, Inland Empire) are in Southern California, so for a Northern California district to be created separate from Southern California, there would have to be quite a few new events created.

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Drive time between Atlanta and Orlando is 6 1/2 hours.
Atlanta to Miami is 10ish.

While I agree that that is a long drive, I believe that it would create a very diverse district. And while I'd love to see it, I don't believe that it's in the cards as too many believe the travel is too far.

I believe that these distances are no different that having a district event in Michigan's upper peninsula.

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Ypsilanti (site of MI DCMP) to Escanaba (UP, site of a former district event IIRC) is about the same driving distance as Tampa/Orlando to Atlanta. You were right on that one, my bad.

However, that's not a short drive by any means, and it's even longer coming from Southern FL. You might be able to pull of a better location for all in Perry, GA (site of the 2015 Georgia Southern Classic Regional), but it's still not great. Although the team diversity would be pretty great, it's probably unlikely with the current team density in FL. Teams in ATL or SC would probably never see teams from Florida except at DCMP because of all the district events they could run down there already (something that had to grow in the UP of Michigan). And then at that point, why not run separately?

SC plus GA to form the next version of the PCH District? Now that's something I could definitely see.

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Ypsi is the former site; the MSC is now held in Walker (Grand Rapids suburb) which is about 40 miles closer to the UP.

However, there are teams that are 2-3 hours north and west of Escanaba. In best of times it's over 8 hours from say Houghton to Walker. In winter? On a bus with a bunch of kids? Who knows?

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Currently Kentucky is not in the mix.

Ohio, Western PA, and West Virginia - WOW Alliance

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WOW is an awesome name !
Is WOW starting in 2017 ?