District Feasibility/Potential

[AlexD744]

Originally Posted by dodar

I think it would be better to wait till like 150 teams and have 10 districts(2 per week with one "week off" or 2 weeks with only one district) and a FSC. You could do: Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Boca Raton, Tallahassee, Orlando, Gainesville/Ocala, Fort Lauderdale and Daytona. That would be 3 in North Florida, 3 in South Florida, and 4 in Central Florida; then you would have the FSC in the UCF Arena or OCCC or Amway Arena.

On the topic of Florida districts:
I agree with James that Florida could feasibly pull off the districts with ~100 teams and districts spread similar to the way he described, on a similar timeline (~2016). I think as far as volunteer bases, it would be a softer transition than going directly to 10 events. Although it would be a slightly harder transition for the teams.

Also, with 150 teams, that means 300 "competing slots" as each team plays twice. At ~40 teams per district, that means only 8 districts to accommodate the number of teams suggested for transition.

If I were to organize Florida districts/championship, I would do almost exactly what James did, but instead, I would move the Tallahassee district to Gainesville. Our panhandle is similar to Michigan's upper peninsula, I don't think the five teams up there warrant a whole district event, especially since three of them didn't even opt to compete in Florida this past year, but rather competed at the Bayou regional. Although, I would like to see that area grow when the district transition happens, so that eventually a district can form up there. I like the Championship in Orlando, I don't know about the venue.

I still don't know what to do with our friends from the DR... those teams are so close to Florida and have roots in Florida FRC. I would hate to exclude them, but I just wouldn't know how to fit them into a district system without more teams (~30 on the island).

Also, since all of this is speculation, does anyone know what, if any, talk there has been in FloridaFIRST leadership in regards to districts?