[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

As for those that need a day to recover after competition - take Monday off work then. In the old system, you would have had to have taken Friday off work anyway, so it's the same amount of vacation time. I realize students (and some adults) don't have that option, though.

However, in the 'old system' your team wasn't necessarily slated for 2 competitions within a ~5-6 week span (in a best case scenario)- not to mention if your team qualifies for DCMP, bumping that up to 3 competitions in a 7 week span.

Additionally - even with a Fri/Sat/Sun competition - Friday starts at 5pm. I know for our team, depending on the location of the competition, that means a half day of work for myself and half day of school for some of our students. It takes time to get the truck, load the truck, drive (in Fri afternoon traffic out of Boston) and unload. With already taking a half day on Friday, taking Monday off would be a luxury I couldn't afford.

Obviously we are not a team who is all too concerned with too much competition, just spelling out the direct comparison to regional model from district model is a bit more deep than that.

Brando