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Originally Posted by ASmith1675
1. Where does the mandate that entire regions (states?) move to the district model come from? Is it from FIRST HQ?
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The blind leading the blind here: Its a lot
easier to keep things within state lines. I think this has to do with funding and things like State-specific grants/sponsorship (i.e if UW had a large grant for STEM programs but can only be used in WI... the grant might be too big for a team to win, but a prime candidate for whatever FIRST in WI group is running districts. If we were the WI-IL districts, then FIRST in WIIL wouldn't be eligible).
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2. Is there something preventing a team from "opting in" to a district (or opting out for that matter)? While I believe that districts would be a benefit on the whole, there may be specific teams within the region that may be hurt by the district model. I'll give some hypothetical examples below, mostly as a thought experiment.
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I'm guessing the biggest problem is [see above]. For a Chicago team that is practically in Indiana, lets say they joined Indiana Districts... if Indiana FIRST received Indiana Grant Money that can only be used in Indiana, how does Indiana FIRST make sure they aren't violating that grant and using the money to benefit Chicago-Border Team?
I could be totally wrong here, but this is what I have gathered is the biggest problem for multi-state districts.
Edit: Removed false information