[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Alex469

There is one critical element that has been overlooked here: FiM was a volunteer-driven organization. So unfortunately, pointing at a map and saying "district here" won't cut it. In order to spread the system, the region needs to be established, and have enough volunteers to step up above the team level to manage the region, otherwise, FIRST will still need to spend money on professionals to run that area.

Anyways, for a good divide-and-conquer evaluation, see Paul's post here .

-Alex

That's goes for any FIRST event. Except maybe the off season where they are on their own when it comes to getting a paid professional.