New District Events for 2013?

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by rsisk

There are roughly 12 teams in the Inland Empire area this year. We have been growing fairly quickly during the last three years (2 teams in 2008, 12 teams now). We have also had significant growth in FLL and some growth in FTC teams as well. We should also be able to pull teams from San Diego (1hr), LA (1hr), Vegas (4hrs), AZ (5hrs), and Central CA (CVR 5hrs).

We'll def be making the trip down there. Especially if I can get Sisk to throw us a party

Originally Posted by waialua359

If Hawaii had the "option" of participating in a California District Model, it would awesome.
Make one of the district events here in Hawaii, giving California teams an incentive to come here as well.

359 would still probably do the 1 regional outside of HI/CA as usual.

Glenn, we'd def come out there. We've been looking for a reason to. If regionals/districts got cheaper, we'd throw the saved money towards going to Hawaii!

-RC

[KevinGoneNuts]

Originally Posted by Mk.32

Personally I would want an district system in CA. Would mainly to give us more events for play for not that much more money [3rd event only $500].
However I can see the issues with such a system if there isn't enough teams close enough...

I think what I remember reading was that they might include Nevada, Hawaii and I think another state so they might get more coverage... the championship event for that would be crazy!!!

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by R.C.

Glenn, we'd def come out there. We've been looking for a reason to. If regionals/districts got cheaper, we'd throw the saved money towards going to Hawaii!

-RC

RC,
well lets hope it happens and someday soon!
We'll be sure to pick Jim Beck's brain on the details for sure.

[Mk.32]

Originally Posted by Steven Sigley

From the perspective of my team in Norcal it looks good, we could go to SAC, SVR, and CVR. (and maybe CSC if we do well )

It'd be a blast to go to 3 competitions and see the local teams improve.

For us in SD we would have no problem with flying up to attend all of these events, especially without the just $4000 reg fees.

Having more events to go to in my book is a good thing. Giving more teams the change to improve in between regionals.

[KevinGoneNuts]

It seems like everyone here is in favor of the district system! I think it would be awesome if the average number of competitions most teams went to increased from 2 to 3. With registration fees low we could go pretty much everywhere in the district.

Plus, I've always been dying to go to the Hawaii regional

[Austin2046]

I'm pretty sure Washington State is going to a district model next year. I don't know if it will include Oregon as well, there's currently 96 teams in WA and 43 in Oregon... I got this impression after talking with our team's lead mentor/coach, as well as Kevin Ross at the Seattle Double Regional... Seems to make sense though, this year there were 3 regionals: Seattle Olympic, Seattle Cascade and Spokane, in Washington state, and there was the Autodesk Oregon Regional...

[Jeremy Germita]

At the SCRRF Fall Classic 2011, Jim Beck that he was working with some people in our area(NASA-Dryden people and our head mentor) to get an event in Lancaster, CA as early as 2013.

[JakeD]

I will agree with Austin2046 on this one. The growth rate in Washington alone will likely force a district system in the Northwest very soon. In the 2007 season there were 17 teams in Washington. From 2008-2012 there were 8, 17, 10, 25, and 19 new rookie teams each year, respectively. Check my math but more then 450% growth in 5 years stretches the regionals in the area a lot.

[BigJ]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Minnesota, Texas, and Ontario/Eastern Canada seem like potential areas for the district model, at least from an outside perspective.

I'd feel sorry for Wisconsin teams if Minnesota goes district, though. They'd be wedged between two district systems, and lose a lot of nearby regional options.

I can see MN going to district, although I don't know what the geographic spread of teams looks like in the state.

Yeah, it would stink. Double if WI and Midwest are same week again, or consecutive weeks like many other times!

[thefro526]

A friend of mine who was at the DC regional told me there was discussion of a 'Capital Region' District encompassing what are now the DC, Chesapeake and VCU Regionals. Not sure of a timeline however.

[E. Wood]

Originally Posted by thefro526

A friend of mine who was at the DC regional told me there was discussion of a 'Capital Region' District encompassing what are now the DC, Chesapeake and VCU Regionals. Not sure of a timeline however.

I was at that meeting and a district model here in the Capital Region is still at least several years away. The meeting was just to get a feel for what the district model is all about.

[IndySam]

There will be another Midwestern district by 2014.

[kjohnson]

Originally Posted by thefro526

A friend of mine who was at the DC regional told me there was discussion of a 'Capital Region' District encompassing what are now the DC, Chesapeake and VCU Regionals. Not sure of a timeline however.

I've also heard rumblings about MD/DC/VA going to the district model. The three regionals are less than 3 hours apart (Richmond to Baltimore).

[Anupam Goli]

I see the midwest and California getting districts soon. Texas isn't able to do so yet because they don't have the volunteers for it.

I personally would like to see the Southeast US be a district encompassing Tenessee, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Peachtree this year had 60 teams, and that's with 18 rookie teams. That growth alone would make it so we need another regional in Georgia. South Carolina is experiencing a lot of growth as well, and so are Alabama and Tenessee. But that's a far way off, because there are other regions with more teams than us.

[DampRobot]

Although it seems to be against what others are saying on this thread, I for one don't really want a district system for California. It seems to me like it would just make it a lot harder to get to Championships, and make us miss a lot more days of school (two/three district events, district champs, and then real Championships).

Personally, I really like they way things are now.