[EricLeifermann]

I'd say it depends on who is footing the bill.

If you have the students pay to go to competitions like I had to when I was on my high school team, then I say bring as many kids who deserve to go that can also pay to go(we did have payment plans for those who needed it).

As for the team I mentored while in college the team payed for the students to go so we had very strict rules on how to qualify yourself to be able to go to any competition let alone the championship. But we always tried to bring as many students as possible because the championship is something that you have to experience its not something that you can just be told about and really understand it.