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Re: Keep FIRST in Michigan (FiM) from killing FIRST Lego League

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Originally Posted by cbale2000 View Post
FiM does NOT restrict Michigan FRC (and most likely FTC, though I am less familiar with its structure) teams from playing in events outside of Michigan such as regionals or out-of-state districts where said districts allow it. That said, I am not sure how this affects qualifying for championship, and it's possible that Michigan teams may have to qualify for champs through Michigan events exclusively (though I am not aware of any instances of this being the case, the rules seem to change slightly every year making it hard to keep track of).
I don't know how the rules specifically handle this, but I remember 27 one year competing at a non-FiM event and winning chairman's, quallifying them for World's. Because they quallified at a non-FiM event, that opened another slot for a FiM team to qualify for World's at MSC.
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