[Erin Rapacki]

The field perimeters are used year after year; when they are done with the Championship the fields are either sent back to FIRST or sent directly to post-season events at an expense paid by the planning committees of those events. The farther away the event from Manchester, NH the higher the cost of transportation. Some off seasons work together to share one field so the field ships direct and not to-from NH every time (like the Northeast May-June off-season competition circuit).

The field costs are usually for insurance, shipping, and spare game implements. FIRST requires that you insure the field just in case damage occures. The carpet is NOT included with the field so its acquired by the team or off-season competition (usually taken at the conclusion of a nearby regional).