
25-07-2016, 14:59
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Flywheel Police
AKA: Matthew Lythgoe
 FRC #2363 (Triple Helix)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: Newport News, VA
Posts: 1,715
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Re: Looking for District Naysayers
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Originally Posted by BMSOTM
As evident from my post history, I am the complete opposite of who you are looking for. It is my understanding that the biggest complaints from a team-perspective stem from increased travel expenses, especially in areas with low team density, which may require teams to take on an additional overnight trip to compete at a second event. I hear this is particularly problematic for Hawaiian and international (non-US/Canada) teams, many of whom have to fly and stay in a hotel for even their nearest event.
There are also concerns about having enough volunteers to staff a district, but the California District Proposal thread covers this topic in-depth.
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I don't think this thread is here to start yet another discussion about the pros and cons of districts.
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