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Originally Posted by FrankJ
The down side of districts is that you have to be in a district to go an event. I am going to miss the out of state and country teams we have competed with over the years.
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Just wait a few years until there are more districts. Of course, inter-district play was allowed in 2015, but not counting towards you district's championship. Not to mention, you are still allowed to go to a regional if you wish in addition to competing in your district events.
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Originally Posted by ebarker
The team does not have to attend. They are eligible to attend two events and it is desired that they attend two events.
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...and they'd be crazy not to. It is well-proven that teams are more competitive at their second event compared to the first - with very few exceptions.
I was at first skeptical about Mid-Atlantic districts, but after a few years there is no way any team would want to go back to Regionals. We play a ton more, costs a lot less, and have just as much fun per event. We also can afford to travel 'a distance' to meet international and other teams, when we want.
It is to be celebrated that GA is moving to districts. It is a little scary, but work with the committee and help them iron out the kinks, it will absolutely be far better for all.