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Is it really a big deal that the rate at which teams are joining is decreasing? It has to decrease eventually, as it's higher than the rate at which new high schools are being founded.

Considering the concerns expressed in the New England and Texas registration threads, I'd say a smaller set of rookie teams this year isn't a bad thing. I like that FIRST is trying to expand the program, but I don't know that there are enough potential high schools out their to join. We want to be able to sell FRC to school boards by citing statistics that prove that FRC teams won't be single-year activities that die out and cost too much money.