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Originally Posted by Kevin Pardus
Just a quick observation comparing last season and this season on event postings:
Early release of the 2014 events dates was begun on 14 Aug 2013 with a very comprehensive list of both Regional and District events ( http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh....php?t=118446).
Early release of the 2015 events dates began on 25 Jun 2014. As of 15 Aug 2014, dates are posted for only 20 Regional events.
Postings for this season started out seven weeks earlier than last season, but the posting this season have been painfully slow. Last season at this time, we knew four times as much as we do this season. |
3 things to keep in mind:
1) FRC Headquarters can only put up the dates as fast as the RPCs give them up in some cases.
2) Some dates are already somewhat locked in but not officially reported (The Virginia Regional in 2014 was up on the venue's calendar for what had to have been a month+ before HQ posted it)
3) HQ has made the option this year to not post events yet until they are 100% confirmed. I believe not ALL districts have not reported ALL of their dates and ALL of their confirmed venues, and that made up a fair portion of the list as well.
So far 10 fewer regional dates have been confirmed at this time for the 2015 season than there was this time last year for the 2014 season.
And for what it's worth, both are light years ahead of the insufferable date-bomb FIRST used to drop on us around Labor Day in the past, where you got all your dates at once. As it stands, teams are able to process calendars around one or two regional events a month ahead of time (and a crucial month, since all schools are back in session by September and some are starting now).