[dtengineering]

I don't know what your timeline was for notifying the other teams, nor how the proposed event fits into the school calendar in Israel.

I suspect that there are many teams that would like to come, but cannot. For instance if there was an off-season comp two hours away from Vancouver (or even IN Vancouver) during the summer holidays (July and August) there is a 50% chance that our team would not be able to attend due to the holiday plans and existing committments of myself and the other teachers on the team. Throw in the difficulty in getting students together in the summer, running it through the school board for liability purposes, and other logistical pains in the butt, and I hope you can see that even though teams might be interested in attending, they may choose not to.

The longer the lead time you give teams to plan for your event, the more likely it will be that they will be able to attend. I usually start planning holiday activites about six months in advance, so if I found out about an off-season competition with only a month or two of notice, I might not be able to attend.

Again, I don't know how much lead time you gave teams, but I am sure if you listen to their feedback on why they could not make it, use that to guide the dates you choose for next year, and then promote the event many months in advance that you will have a better turnout.

And this year... why not try playing 2 on 2? That might actually be more fun than the full three on three game. Maybe throw in a few seminars on programming and design to break up the day a bit, and think of it as starting small, with plans to grow next year.

Good luck, and have fun... I would definitely try to get a team to the event (or any nearby off-season event) if I was able to,

Jason