[czeke]

Denying or limiting a team from attending multiple regionals, whether it's a powerhouse team, or not, is egregious. These teams enhance the regional, rather than detract from it. What they bring to the table, is usually of tremendous value, from both a design and organizational, point of view. If your team doesn't have the resources, that these teams possess, then learn from them, as to how they do it, and hopefully, with some intense forethought, you can be more clever , in your designs, then they are.