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Re: Preparing for the Town Hall Meeting on the New Championships Format

Here is my proposal:

Since Houston and Detroit are probably required for use because of contracts, the plan needs to be formulated around each. To achieve this, I think that the current form of Districts and Regionals needs to be changed. I think that everybody should move to districts. What this would then allow is a fair way to seed teams to worlds. (For out of country teams, regionals would have to have a format set up) FIRST would then use the same method they use now for district teams to worlds. (In PNW the top 30 or so teams seed to worlds) What this would then allow is a 400-500 team championship event hosted in a single city. This would get the best teams from each event to worlds. We could have the "Everyone is a winner" mentality at the District championship level. This means multiple chairmans winners, but only the winners in the top 30 seed to worlds. (Using 30 as example for each district) This would be the same for all the awards that would normally seed you to worlds. So even if you win an award you would have to be in the top 30 to seed to worlds.

This model of all districts would allow for a fair way to seed teams to worlds. It would ensure the truly best teams go to worlds, and allow for there to be one true winner. This would I think also unite the FIRST community and give everyone a legit shot to seed to worlds. With the regional system there are truly good teams that do not make it to worlds, because they just arent on the traditional number one seeded alliance with the 2 teams that always pair up. I think we can all think of the teams in our areas that win every event in our area for as long as we can remember. And I am fine with there being powerhouse alliances that happen every year, but this system would allow for team who are not on those to still go to worlds. (For me personally my team has gotten second place to the same team for 3 years running and still has yet to beat them)

I hope you guys consider this idea for a FIRST championship.
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