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Re: New FIRST competition structure in Michigan

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Originally Posted by acdcfan259 View Post
Let's see what's more professional, a high school gymnasium with 30-40 teams or a stadium full of anywhere from 40-70 teams?
Yes, I understand what you are saying, but the problem is that the stadiums are not full or even close to full. I've only been to the Wisconsin (3 years) and Midwest (2 years) regionals, but even on Saturday afternoon those stadiums is at best 25% full. While I did enjoy being on the field looking up at all the seats, it was a little depressing looking at all the empty seats. It also could not have been cost effective to rent out those stadiums for three days, either.

I think that if you do the distict competitions properly--good lighting and sound, the full gymnasium may provide a better atmosphere than the mostly empty stadiums. (A class of 25 students in a room that has 50 desks looks a lot smaller than a class of 25 students in a room with 25 desks). And, you would save a lot of money.

If I remember reading it correctly, the Michigan State competition will be held at GLR, so I would assume it would have the same atmosphere everyone is used to at the Regionals.
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