[NE FIRST] District Championship point cutoff

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by MikeE

While a team competing in it's 3rd/4th event is likely reducing the points available to the teams at that event, it also has the effect of decreasing the cutoff threshold for district championships so it benefits teams not at that event.

So from a purely strategic point of view a team should go to the earliest and smallest events possible, all other things being equal.

Thank you for reiterating exactly what I said.



And there are multiple reasons to go to 3+ events. For example - One of our events is geared towards training the next generation of folks without worrying about hurting our chances at qualifying. It's a fun chance that we feel is well worth the extra cost.

And for those who said we shouldn't be allowed to be picked - That would actually hurt the higher seeded points as teams that do 3+ events tend to have more on field experience and perform well. This would mean that #8 would be able to pick the best 3+ event team which would defeat one of the main benefits of being #1 (being able to pick whoever you want)... Plus that's like saying teams shouldn't be allowed to play in multiple events...