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Originally Posted by Brandon_L
This might be a good point to start some constructive discussion.
I'm also a fan of the district->district CMP->super regional->CMP concept. The only true concern I have with it is the amount teams will most likely have to spend in just registration costs for 4 tiers of events assuming they go all the way. If any one of those tiers (or more if FIRST wants to be nice) were free for teams it could work. Perhaps district CMP? 5k/year for the entire district model sounds fair. Meanwhile less populated areas still in regionals would pay the same amount with one less tier, dropping DCMP and just having a single regional with winners moving on to the super regional.
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I think that the cost of the two district events everyone gets with their registration fee can be driven down significantly. Most district events are held at high schools (some at college campuses) anyway. Having hosted an offseason competition the last two years, it's not that expensive to put on a competition for 30-40 teams. Where does that $5,000 that teams pay even go for district models? I imagine that after everyone has paid their $5,000 and any expenses have been paid for, there's probably still quite a bit a money left. It would be great if that extra money goes towards helping teams that are financially struggling or something of that sort, but something tells me that's not the case...
If somebody who's heavily involved in their district system could weigh-in on what the finances look like, it would be much appreciated.