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Re: Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
But should we just price the teams out by changing the program in a way that ultimately increases their costs past their sustainable level? Are these teams actually being moved into another program, or are they just dying as a result of the transition to districts? Has there been any documentation, at all, on how the different districts have handled this issue?
Ontario is a special case. Typically the cost to single teams does not rise with the move to Districts, regardless of how many events a team attends. The issue in Ontario is the TDSB sponsorship, in which the money given for a team to attend their 2 District events is LESS than the money previously given for that team to attend one regional. Another way to look at this is as a loss of sponsorship, not purely an increase in cost brought on by going District. I think TDSB's change to give a portion of money for District events and a portion for DCMP was smart for the majority of teams, but there is a small minority who it will harm. This is somewhat unavoidable when money allocation changes.

One last comment, and this part is just my opinion. If we accept that transitioning to Districts grants a large improvement to quality for a region (and having just gone District this past year, I certainly believe that) then I am not sure if it is the right choice to avoid Districts in the hopes of keeping struggling teams in FRC. If there were no other comparable programs, or if those other programs demanded the same investment as FRC then I wouldn't be saying this. But holding back a whole region to help a few struggle along doesn't seem right to me when there are so many better options for those struggling. No one is getting a good deal in that scenario.
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