Is there usually this much frustration?

[mwtidd]

Originally Posted by Chris Hibner

I hate hijacking this thread to talk about the Michigan system, but...

Jim post here is what I've been thinking as to why the District system would be great for a place like Hawaii. As long as they can generate 24 or more teams, they can play multiple events with lots of matches, and not need to worry about airfare to the mainland. The district system is practically made for an isolated area of teams.

I think the district model also makes it possible for states to support FIRST rather than towns. Given Michigan is still at the same price point, but you get a better ROI. I think if FIRST adopted the model, the registration cost could be significantly decreased beyond the present FIRST cost in Michigan. By attending events in Michigan you are actually paying for teams to attend events like the BAE regional. Adopt a smaller model everywhere, and everyone's costs go down. Also you pay 1k for all the rookie teams, maybe rather than focusing on growth, we should focus on minimizing that 10% loss of teams every year. Once again driving operating costs down.

Returning customers are always less expensive than new ones .

I'm not saying cut the stipend for rookie teams, but I think the focus is on bringing in rookies, not sustaining the veterans.

I love hijacked threads. We have a good conversation going here, where ever it goes... awesome