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Originally posted by Ian W.
This is the biggest reason why the "Even/Odd" system is good. You will have a chance to go at least once, if not twice, during you time on the team as a high school student. Other systems still will favor the veterens and the teams with money, and there's no way around it, or none that I can easily see.
The problem with the Even/Odd system is that FIRST has grown so large that it cannot support such a system anymore (which is probabaly why they are asking for our advice). Furthermore, you cannot move into divisors such as 3 or 4 because of the gaps in the system due to inactive teams. One year you could end up with 300 teams and the next have 500.

I don't believe in a pure performance system, because a team should have a chance to go to nationals at least once in a 3 year period. It's an experience that just must be had.

A lot of solutions I see are ignoring the facts I laid on the table.

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If you look at the Event Page, it seems to have been established that only 210 teams will be able to pre-register for this year's nationals.

Remove the Chairman's award winners and the original teams and you're left with roughly 200-190. Last year 787 teams competed in the FIRST competition. Furthermore, only 285 teams competed at the Championship Event. Even if the Championship event were expanded by 100, there would not be enough room for even half of the teams to attend, with the expansion of FIRST. However, by my calculations, there are 1,186 available spots at regional competitions. With the facts at the table, it's safe to say that not everyone will be able to go to the Championship Event every single year.
This is why I'm in favor of the combination lottery/performance system proposed here
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