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KC Regional Considering District Model
Attended an interesting meeting put on by KC FIRST where area representatives (students and coaches) were asked to think about how a single regional with a dense local population, (but isolated by substantial distance from other regional events) could transition to a district system. The meeting emphasized that no decisions had been made yet and the committee was highly interested in collecting the opinions of local FRC teams.
Below is the proposal we were asked to consider (as best as I can remember)to help facilitate our discussion.
In place of the Greater Kansas City Regional in expensive Hale arena
Hold the event over 2 Thursday, Friday, Saturday weekends (not necessarily consecutive) in KC area high school gymnasiums. (No specific locations were discussed.)
Both weekends would start Thursday afterschool and allow a 6 hour fix-it window before each weekend where teams could unbag the robot as compensation for the late start on Thursdays.
First weekend would be all qualification matches and end with an award ceremony Saturday evening with the awards a traditional regional would give away on Friday.
Second weekend would continue with qualification matches and end with a standard 8 alliance elimination bracket.
Qualifications for champs would be the traditional Regional Winners, RCA, EI, & RAS. (There was no discussion on if wildcards would be applicable.)
Entrance fee still $5,000.
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Regional Wins: 2016(KC), 2015(St. Louis, Queen City), 2014(Central Illinois, KC), 2013(Hub City, KC, Oklahoma City), 2012(KC, St. Louis), 2011(Colorado), 2010(North Star)
Regional Chairman's Award: 2014(Central Illinois), 2009(10,000 Lakes)
Engineering Inspiration: 2016(Smoky Mountain), 2012(Kansas City), 2011(Denver)
Dean's List Finalist 2016(Jacob S), 2014(Cameron L), 2013(Jay U), 2012(Laura S), 2011(Dominic A), 2010(Collin R)
Woodie Flowers Finalist 2013 (Aaron Bailey)
Championships: Sub-Division Champion (2016), Finalist (2013, 2010), Semifinalist (2014), Quaterfinalist (2015, 2012, 2011)
Other Official Awards: Gracious Professionalism (2013) Entrepreneurship (2013), Quality (2015, 2015, 2013), Engineering Excellence (Champs 2013, 2012), Website (2011), Industrial Design (Archimedes/Tesla 2016, 2016, 2015, Newton 2014, 2013, 2011), Innovation in Control (2014, Champs 2010, 2010, 2008, 2008), Imagery (2009), Regional Finalist (2016, 2015, 2008)
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