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Originally Posted by meaubry
Future CMP idea –
Here is an idea to consider.
Create 4 smaller regional championship events that would be held on the final week of the regular season, that would establish the teams that would meet at the Championship event, 2 weeks later.
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I feel FIRST will eventually have to go down that road, maybe not in the next four years.
I feel this this championship event problem has already been solved in sports. If you look at all large sports in high schools, they are all tier based systems with a State championship. Its the best way to filter down teams to a championship.
The district model will be adopted in California, the question is when. Another regional is probably going to be added next year. Though the biggest concern is the "closed-borders." That problem has also been solved by sports. There are all-comer track meets, where pretty much anyone can sign up until they reach capacity. High school track and field in California is still tiered with league, sectionals (regional) and state.
I think it is perfectly reasonable to switch some states (provinces) to district set up. Those like California, who have a lot of out of state teams, can run all-comer regionals. By no means would the district system force a California team to compete in California. A few high schools in California are in fact part of the Nevada interscholastic federation due to being closer to Nevada schools.
Also not every state needs to adopt district style events. Not every California sport goes to a state championship, some are only done at the regional level.
Determining how teams should qualify from each state is something I going to have to think about longer.