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Originally Posted by Jessi Kaestle
So I would just like to say that every year the NYC Regional would keep an exorbitantly large percentage (comparatively) of their capacity as waitlist spots so that they could ensure that NYC teams would have access because they were (and still are) aware of the average NYC team's financial situation.
That being said please don't treat the open capacity as an accurate reflection of the total capacity for either the NYC regional or HVR and please stop bad mouthing an organization who is doing everything within their control to give teams an opportunity for more plays
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Let me be clear, I have the upmost respect and appreciation for the RDs and the organizations that put on these regionals, and that will hopefully come together in 2018 to form the NY District (I hope
) What we have are the first round available slots, and some historical capacity figures. Given the change in venue for the NYC regional, it's understandable to consider the final number an unknown, which is what I did. I would not take, nor would I intend to imply, these are final, or as a knock on any of the RDs or organizations.
This is simply another data point for the teams to use in trying to determine where to play next season.
(Note: I did try to find how many of the slots at the Javits center were released to start, but was unable to get that info.)
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Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell
I have a feeling there will be a severe lack of teams from upstate at HVR since that would mean playing back to back weeks, but there will be more upstate teams at LI and NYC than usual. Hopefully it balances out overall.
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I went and looked to make sure, but 2015 and 2016 both had FLR/TVR back to back weeks, and a good number of TVR teams attended FLR as well. I'm not so sure, this being the third year in a row of back-to-back scheduling, if it'll have a material impact on TVR teams looking at HVR for a 2nd play. Perhaps FLR teams may take pause because of the added distance, but I don't know.
In reality, I have a feeling that HVR is going to be the tough ticket to get with FLR/TVR-area teams looking for a 2nd regional in that direction.