[Alex2614]

Originally Posted by audietron

This year's game was the start of something different and in many peoples opinion, "aweful". I think the system of average qualification points is simply taking away from the excitement and competition. This is another level of everyone is a winner. Essentially this is saturating the competition with large amounts of qualifying teams and making it less inspiring and motivating to go to worlds. Several people have pointed out that teams that have been to worlds through winning an award or winning a regional makes them work that much harder next year to do better. After seeing the Poofs at worlds in 2013, it became a passion to go to worlds again and be able to make it farther yet. With more ability to make it to Einstein or simply get picked at worlds, just reduces the inspiration. Not being able to see half of the qualified teams that you may never see in person are now not around to be inspiring.
For some teams this is OK but for what seems to be the majority this is unacceptable.

I've often wondered over the years if the current competition and championship model can be sustained. Most other high school sports don't really have such a championship model.

My solution: Everyone is in districts. Restrict access to champs to the "traditional" 6 teams (maybe even top 10 or 15). Build up district/region championships as a big important "championship" event. Maybe even expand the districts to beyond the geographic extent that they have now. Have a 200-300 team world championship. Move it to Atlanta or Indianapolis. Problem solved.