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Originally Posted by treffk
Spots may not go as quickly as years past thinking realistically with the new system. FIRST has been highly publicizing that the Coach and Alternate Contact have to both have passed the YPP screening before being able to register. I'm curious to see initial 1st event registrations right when it opens compared to previous years since I know there will be teams that just happened to overlook that change.
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There may be a slight reduction in the number of teams being able to register on 25 Sep due to hiccups caused by a team’s leadership not being validated within the Youth Protection Program (YPP). But the number of teams registering who realize that there are fewer slots (initial Open Capacity) for Regional events this upcoming season will significantly off-set any YPP-related reduction.
The initial Open Capacity numbers for Regional events this season seem to show a very distinct pattern, they are 5 teams less than those of the past several years for the same events. In previous seasons, the difference between the initial Open Capacity number and the number of teams finally allowed to attend an event was approximately 10 teams. This allowed the Regional event committees flexibility to add Rookie and local teams prior to Veteran wait-listed teams who were not quick at registering early. This upcoming season, the initial Open Capacity numbers for Regional events compared to the numbers for the same events in previous seasons, seem to be approximately 15 teams less than the historical attendance levels for those same events. So, basically there will be 5 teams less being able to lock-in their first event registration (25 Sep-23 Oct) per Regional event this season or 5 more teams on the wait-list for each event then in past seasons.