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Originally Posted by BrennanB

The comments about FLL were actually intended to prove that there is no good reason we need to expand champs. FLL is doing wonders, could be better, but they are doing fine with a ridiculously small qualification %age. This doesn't need to be the future, and by no means is it inevitable.

The solution is to expand and hype up district champs, and leave world champs alone. Since they have contracts, we move FLL/FTC to one, and FRC to the other, which really sucks, but it's the lesser of all the evils. If they absolutely need to have two FRC events, in an ideal world all the divs come together and have an Einstein "regional" ? You have divisional WFA and CA award winners who compete there as well? I don't like the idea of having two WCA teams, not because teams aren't deserving, but that it cheapens the award win for past teams to some extent.

Amen...and double-amen.
I am getting tired of hearing how this was inevitable. Championship does not have to become larger. Championship is special (in part) because it is difficult to attain. If growth is making it so too many teams are qualifying, then raise the standards. This change is huge - much bigger, in my opinion, than mandating districts. That is where the focus should be...and if there are still too many teams, then reduce the number each of those districts send.

District Events -> District Championship -> Single FRC Championship...and for the remaining cases where districts are not viable Regional -> Regional Championships -> Single FRC Championship.