Thread: **FIRST EMAIL**/FIRST Adds District Event Model Alternative to FRC Program
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Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/FIRST Adds District Event Model Alternative to FRC Program
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Originally Posted by Madison
If a team has to travel to a more populated region three times (for two district events and a regional championship event) to have the same opportunity to qualify and attend the World Championship as a more centrally located team and must pay for lodging each of those three times, how is that not disadvantageous?
Mea culpa, I forgot that there were three competitions and not just the two districts. I was guesstimating that the cost of travel and board for two districts wouldn't be as bad as travel, board, and additional cost of going to a regional. Forgot about states though.
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