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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
I'd be curious how you derived that 10k number. Did it include DCMP? Was it based off a single regional season? So we can have some semblance of a useful conversation about this, I propose that we speak in terms of estimated cost per match. To compute this, I'd assume it'd involve estimating travel costs to the two geographically closest district events[1] then dividing by 24. Then we can compare this to your actual cost per match at your regionals from last year.
DCMP is, to me, more comparable to your CMP cost as, for many lower resourced teams, it's the culminating event of the season.
[1] From my research, most teams tend to go to the nearest districts if they only attend 2 events. If the area is dense enough to fill up it likely warrants an additional district.
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There is one issue with comparing it by cost per match, just because it is cheaper for each match doesn't mean it is cheaper in total. Districts are cheaper by cost per match, but actually more expensive in total in some cases, example below:
Regional
Local regional - 1st registration fee + no travel costs
Travel regional - 2nd registration fee + travel costs
District
Local district - 1st registration fee + no travel costs
Travel district - no registration fee + travel costs
DCMP - 2nd registration fee + travel costs
In the district scenario the total cost ends up being more because the team has to travel twice instead of once. This is not the case for all teams and obviously assumes they qualify for the DCMP. 2363 always had to travel twice and that won't change by moving to the district model so our costs will end up being equivalent.