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Originally Posted by Jaxom
What do we do with the Illinois teams that traditionally come to STL?
We'd also miss the periodic visits of the Iowa, Arkansas, and Oklahoma teams that come to GKC. Something else to address.
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Add southern Illinois to the KSMO district system! Say all the teams from Springfield IL on down.
Also include Iowa and Arkansas. Not sure about OK, they might want to join a Southwestern district system (i.e., Texas, Louisiana, etc.) instead.
All this speculation highlights your main point -- the teams are spread thin geographically. A strong district system should have at least five events, but more would be better. One event per twenty teams fits the FiM model, which is working well up here and in MAR right now.
All this speculation makes me miss my old team, and my old planning committee, back in St. Louis. Fun times ahead for you folks, I wish I could be there.
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