Registration 2014

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

Some waitlists are 20+ teams deep, interesting challenges in getting more than 8 rounds for our students and robot.

Can the National Capital Region move to districts already?

Wetzel

Originally Posted by Qbot2640

I'm starting to really see the advantage of the district system...I second your request for North Carolina - and whoever wants to play with us!

You better double check those numbers. Yes there are some events with 20+ team wait lists, 2 to be exact. One of those is a traditional regional, New York Tech Valley, but the other is the FiM Livoniva district event.

How many teams that are on the wait list does not mean how many teams will have spots at those events. Every regional has a maximum number of spots, but in some instances they will increase that number IF the location can handle the pit space for those extra teams. In rare instances there have been a few cases where 1 or 2 teams above the predetermined limit have been allowed.

There are typically 10 reserved spots at traditional regionals, FiM and NE district events while MAR and PNW generally have 5 reserved spots.

The main reason for those reserved spots is for rookies that register late in the season. They are first in line for those reserved spots. The next priority is for teams that do not have a confirmed spot for their first event. In the case of the district system the next priority would be teams that do not have a confirmed second event over third events. Beyond those priorities there is some discretion given to the Regional director but typically the spaces are offered in the order the remaining teams joined the list.

To find the contact info for your Regional Director and Senior Mentor, if your area has one you can go here: http://www.usfirst.org/regional-contacts Note if you are in a district select the state to be able to see if there is a Senior Mentor for your area. I would recommend the Senior Mentor as your first point of contact as our focus is assisting teams and answering their questions.