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Re: Offseasons as your Regular Season?

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Originally Posted by lingomaniac88 View Post
In terms of cost, another factor that you have to consider is the price for staying near the off-season event if you don't live nearby. I don't think there are any off-season events within an hour or so from my school, so we'd probably need to stay overnight. I'm sure that there are other teams who have the same situation. But then again, if you don't live near an official regional event, you still have to stay somewhere overnight.
An hour is nothing. This year, some classmates of mine drove from Columbia, SC, to Atlanta for the Saturday of the Championship (roughly four hours on the road one-way) and went back the same night without any ill effects.*

It might be a long day for the team, but you can go a ways without requiring a hotel.

*And since we got a perfect score on our documentary, I'd venture to say it was worth it.
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