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Originally Posted by Rich Kressly
Good discussion.
From a programmatic standpoint, FVC has been committed to being more affordable and accessible up to this point. If that holds true in the future, I wouldn't expect to see multiple day regional events soon. Missed school and overnight travel, while a foregone conclusion for some, is a deal-breaker for many underserved, inner-city, and rural schools and teams that have scarce resources.
If I had to take an educated guess now, I'd be putting my energy into how to improve on the one-day format.
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The one day format I feel worked great for the smaller tournaments.
I personally would rather see more numerous smaller events than a fewer number of larger events.
Really its an issue of limiting the number of teams in order to give the teams at the event a reasonable number of matches.
That being said, FVC has had this year a quick match-to-match turnaround (2 fields is a must) so we were able to play more matches much faster than FVC in event.
At this point, I would very much agree with Rich - Keep it to one day. With more events held with fewer teams, multiday events arent needed.