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Re: Are 8 play regional reasonable?

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Originally Posted by DareDad View Post
Apart from a pile of disjointed small events in high school gyms and marginally more matches per team, what are "All the advantages" of moving to a district system?
Marginally more matches? You mean 2-3x as many?

The opportunity to compete with different teams from around the district area? The opportunity for more of our teams to qualify for Championships and have that life-altering experience? The missing less school and work because we can run events Friday-Saturday or even Saturday-Sunday? The less stress per match because we have a guaranteed second event to iterate for? The playing in a large arena being actually meaningful instead of just expected? The opportunity to train more volunteers faster?

If you want me to go on I can. I'm sorry but implying districts wouldn't be a net positive is ridiculous and just about all available evidence points to the contrary.
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