[AndrewPospeshil]

For me personally, I would love for FiM to have Sat/Sun districts with Friday load-in. My team does three districts a year if we can swing it, plus DCMP and CMP. That's a day of school missed for each district, two for states, and three for worlds. My school allows ten absences a semester before credit is lost, so I basically have to pray that I don't get really sick between January and June.

I understand the concern with Sundays off for churchgoers and recovery, but I'm personally more concerned with people like my poor father using all his vacation days at work. Add in other misc. events throughout the year that require him to take the day off, illness, or an actual vacation, and he's left with little wiggle room. (sorry dad, love you!)

My idea of a "solution" would be a good mix of events. In Districts, each event's days could be decided on by the Event Coordinator or host team based on venue restrictions, attending teams' thoughts, and any other regional factors. I think a "day of rest" is a lot more valuable for longer events like DCMPs and CMPs, but for a two day district I think it's worth it to struggle through a post-District Monday if it means you get an extra absence/vacation day elsewhere in the year.