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Originally Posted by EricH

Might free up a few spots by stopping district teams from playing in regionals. [puts on flame suit] Probably won't be enough, though--that tends to be on the order of 10-20/year. Ditto for teams going for >2 events, which is an even smaller number.

As stated...that won't be enough. Many events (ie Smoky Mountains) were full long before second event registration opened, so attending a second event was even difficult for some teams this year. (Can't blame district teams or 3+ regional teams here.)

Larger capacity seems to be an obvious answer where it is possible. I'd be glad to give up some pit space or some aisle space between pits to be more likely to get the second regional we'd like.

More events will help too - and it should be a mission to entice more mentors and graduates to volunteer (I plan to volunteer this year).

Finally Regional Directors need to do all they can to create complementary event schedules - so nearby regionals are not in back-to-back weeks (realizing that they are at the mercy of the venue schedules).