[EricH]

Originally Posted by KevinGoneNuts

Silicon Valley is in San Jose.

I thought I had one too many in there...

With respect to the international teams, there are a couple of ways to handle that. One, which the current district areas take, is to tell them flat-out that they can't come. The other, which to my knowledge has not been tried, is that if a team counts their "home" regional in a given area, they have the option to be counted as part of that area for purposes of district competitions.

I have a third idea, but it's getting late so I won't go into full detail. Short version, take something like the current regional format, but cap the number of teams that can register from any given area with a district system. This allows for teams from the various areas with district systems to meet up at a venue other than Championship. This particular idea wouldn't be as desired now as it would be once the district system spreads across the country.