[Justin]

This is some pretty interesting data. NH representin'!!!! ;-) I was kinda surprised to see NH on the top of the list but it makes sense we're a small state with lots of teams so...go NH. I think this thread makes some good points particularly that it wouldn't hurt the community to get smart about creating teams this post certainly helps. Dean just keeps saying more teams more teams more teams but what this thread makes clear is what does that mean?? If the goal of FIRST is to reach as many kids as possible then it doesn't matter if we create 500 more teams in CA or Michigan, that's important certainly, but there are a lot of kids in some of the states on the bottom of the list missing out. I know that when I look back on my HS FIRST career and think about the reasons why I stay close to the program even now is that when I was on a team in HS it was probably one of the best experiences of my life. I think we could all agree that it is important that as many kids as possible get to experience that.

Justin