[AdamStockton]

1507 attended back to back regionals in 2014, and we have tried to avoid it ever since. There were definitely more drawbacks than benefits. The one small benefit it allowed was competing in later weeks, which allowed us to learn from the successes and mistakes of the earlier events. Although we had more prep time for our first regional, competing the following Thursday left us almost no time to iterate between events.

There was also the mental and physical burnout associated with the back to back competitions. It usually takes me a few days to adjust back to normal after a 3 day competition. Going off and competing just 5 days after you get home from another competition took a pretty big toll on all of the team members. Also, team members miss 2-3 days of school/work each week, which adds to the stress of doing back to back regionals.