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Originally Posted by mistersands
I'm actually convinced by some of the arguments in this thread.
Hold 9 district events.
3 in Rochester/Buffalo area.
1 in Capital region area.
5 in NYC / LI area (Bronx, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester)
Championships put in Binghamton. Even if a team can't make it to Championships, they have played in 2 events which is more than most get now. Most teams would be able to figure it out in the event they do get into Championships. Some NYC could travel together and split the cost of a bus.
I retract any objections I had. I think this would be a good thing for my team at least.
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More smaller events is good from my perspective, that allows more teams to travel less and opens up more venues as suitable so yes 9 events would be good for the inaugural season. Have only 1 event week 1 to work out any issues then 2 events weeks 2-5. Have the DCMP week 6 to give the teams that do make it to CMP the extra time to prepare for that. Fact is it is easier to make the preparations for an in state trip that can probably be done in a school bus than to make the preparations for an out of state trip that would include either a charter bus or a plane ride.
Based on my conversations with the teams in the PNW that had traditionally only attended one event they mostly feel that the District system has had a positive effect on their team. Most feel that the students learn more and get more satisfaction from the increased playing time even if they do not qualify for DCMP.