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Originally Posted by FrankJ

So paying First directly:

1) rookies no District champs $6000
2) Veteran no district champs $5000
3) Rookies district champs & district $10,000
4) Veterans district champs & district $9,000

PWN everybody: $10,652 maybe reduced later by some undetermined amount.

So the PWN model is veteran team are subsidizing rookies. The teams not going to district champs are subsiding those that do, by a lot. I can see how that makes budgeting & planning for PWN organizers. I don't see it making the events less expensive for the teams. Seems like common core math. YMMV

That $10,652 is without any fundraising by FIRSTWA. Before, fundraising got put into running events before it got sent to teams. Now, since the cost to run the entire district is put on the teams, any fundraising FIRSTWA does is directly used to lower the cost teams have to pay. That number will for sure go do, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it drop below $7000. I honestly think its easier for teams to raise a straight $7000 at the beginning of the season, and know if they make it into DChamps they don't have to worry about coming up with the $4000 in days.

There are many teams that are not able to make it to DChamps specifically for that reason. If their registration goes up a little, but they know they will not have to pay any more to go to DChamps, I think most teams would be ok with that.

In addition, I know FIRSTWA had teams pay an extra $3000 last year for registration, and that didn't include DChamps. That was just to pay the bills for running the districts. So if this comes out cheeper, and includes DChamps in the cost, I think its better for everyone.