[JaneYoung]

I think this pilot program could be developed to work in more ways than planned in Michigan. Michigan has many teams and this is their approach to keeping the competitions available to all the teams in that area. (And it sounds like a whole lot of fun to me.) But, as I said in another post, I can see this working in areas that are having difficulty developing teams, helping them with easier access, etc. Large areas like Texas, for example. Other countries, like New Zealand, who are on the other side of the world from where much of the competition venues are located. This pilot concept could potentially help the states/countries that want to provide multiple competitions while still growing their program, stabilizing it.

The program has to be robust, as do the competitions, as do the teams. This could be one way to support that and help it develop. I see all sorts of possibilities.