[iPenguin]

Originally Posted by Joe G.

I think it would be interesting if these "Super Regionals" became combined events much like the World Championship, with FLL, FTC, and FRC represented under the same roof. This would cut travel costs for teams that participate in both, and give these super regionals a championship event feeling.

The problem with all those combined regionals is staffing. There aren't enough volunteers to meet the needed capacity. Plus, some volunteers (like myself) like to volunteer at both FRC and FTC events, and some like to do all three.

The other problem with combined regionals is WiFi traffic. When you have several dozen FRC bots and several dozen FTC bots in the same area, they do not play nice with each other. I know specifically during this past year at the Alamo Regional, they also ran one of their Texas State FTC Tournaments, and there were numerous problems on the field due to a high volume of WiFi traffic.