I still think what I like best is an idea brought up at the NH forum (by the T157 folks I believe):
Do a 'National' on each coast... afterall, we're not utilizing the fact that 'Disneyland' is on the other coast and could maybe use a little popularization by a mass attendence of people.
Two nationals would slightly regionalize the pack.. but the option could still exist to go to either and ways to prioritize who gets to go where could all be figured in. This would all us to cut the attendence at each event to half of what it is at Disney currently, giving us the room to double the # of teams before running into this sort of problem again.
It also somewhat brings up the stress that Nationals aren't about "going to Disneyworld" (though it's fun) and start to take the 'stress' of nationals. This way, we could get to what FIRST sees as the future... when regionals are the Place-to-be and nationals, if they still exist, and be restricted entrance by performace because everyone will have equal access to regionals.
.. and on the 2 nationals.. the winner of each meet at a place specified by FIRST to play it out... i think it's about time FIRST go back to the WasingtonDC and strut our stuff.. why not have the "World Series" of FIRST at a world capital.
I think it's the best idea I've heard since slicing bread and I think qualifying for nationals can't really happen until a few years down the road.
As for the multi-park competition... a couple of dislikes.. if that is the case, why waste the cash on Disney and just hold 4 'mini-nationals' around the country.. at least divisions as they stand are in a single place and anyone can easily access and see other teams in other divisions.. (my two old teams where both in different divisions from myself.. and I wouldn't have been able to see either of them).. and then sure, play the finals on one field.. but when you are trying to focus on winning a National, who wants to be trying to repack then unpack all there stuff for transport from MGM to Epcot..
I mean, I hate having to get on the bus and get from one park to another.. never mind trying to pack my pit, my 'bot, my spirit stuff, and my team and get them there and reset-up!
my thoughts
