[novamx3]

As a mentor for a team who currently does not volunteer, I can tell you that I'd be willing to take on a role in a district event, or a few of them, if I didn't have to miss more of my day job than I already do. Currently, I sit in the stands and watch my team compete at regionals. If I felt there was a need beyond working the safety glasses (which I have my students do) I'd have volunteered years ago. I make it a point to talk to and work with as many teams as possible between matches but that's slightly redundant since there are others that already do that, and my students can handle it. I've got 9 years of FRC experience as a mentor but none as a volunteer or tournament organizer.

My point is, there have to be at least a couple of dozen mentors that would step up to make this happen. We'd gladly host an event and the entire thing would save us $3,000 a year plus travel costs... I'd guess I've got at least 3 or 4 other mentors on my team that could handle key roles in district events...

If you build it, they will come!