New District Events for 2013?

[Siri]

Originally Posted by EricH

Yes, you could roll the required event numbers into one cost. Yes, you can change the schedule to a two-day format to save time. If you add a regional championship, or super regional--well, how much does it cost to attend MSC or MAR? IIRC, it's not as much as a traditional regional. It's the Championship cost that's the big factor, and the travel cost.

Attending MSC or MAR requires the same registration fee as attending an additional regional outside a district structure: $4,000. (Note this is not the same cost as attending a 3rd district event in either area: $500 in FIM, $1,000 in MAR.)

This is a major and sometimes incapacitating cost to teams, despite grant opportunities provided by MAR (and I believe FiM). For teams that attended only one regional before the district model, it drastically raises the cost of the season and being able to compete at Worlds. Of course, I'm not saying we don't get something out of it (something I quite like), but financially it's true. Teams that attended two regionals before the model switch have not seen a rise in cost.