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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
They don't hold the district events at regional sites. Think of it as FIRST done on the cheap. I was told some of the events cost as little as $10,000 to do. Regionals cost a whole lot more than that. So for the district model to work in other areas you have to think like they do and look for smaller venues to hold it in not the old regional sites.
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This year the West Michigan District Event was in the field house @ Grand Valley State University, the same place the West Michigan Regional has been held for several years.
For me, it was not much of a change at all. There were fewer teams, but the event was executed flawlessly.
I am 100% in favor of expanding the FiM model to other areas. I hope the changes begin next season.
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