New District Events for 2013?

[EricH]

Where I see the national model going in the next 5 years is a gradual but steady transition over to the district system. Israel would not necessarily go to the district model; countries without enough teams to adopt a district could choose a district area to play in. 2-3 areas per year go over to district system. New England, New York (possibly split--NYC and Long Island to MAR or NE, western NY to the western PA/OH area), California, the Pacific Northwest, and the entire upper Midwest are prime early adoption candidates, with Canada hot on their tail and Texas farther out.

As more areas become district hotspots, like Michigan and MAR, the restriction on where teams within the districts play relaxes. Teams can play in any district and get points towards their home area championship. However, there will be areas where there just aren't enough teams to hold an area championship for a while. For those areas, the super regional comes into play.

Each super regional would be run just like a mid-sized regional of about 40-50 teams. It would be filled by teams from areas without their own area championship first, but other teams could opt to attend in lieu of their own area championship. Effectively, it would be the area championship, but more open to surrounding teams. Slots in area championships not filled by teams opting to attend super regionals would be filled as normal.