Indiana going to Districts for 2015

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

See Chris' post:


Barring major scheduling conflicts that I don't know of, 3 events is of course doable. I wonder for how long a shorter competition season could last though. Obviously, Michigan's 15-event schedule would not work easily into a shorter season. If there was much growth in a smaller area such as Indiana, how long until they have to extend the season?

Just thinking here...

Well for IN they could handle about a 25% growth from where they are at now until they would need to add another field to stay within 4 weeks of district events.

The fact that they can stay within that 4 week window with 1 field is a strong reason to try this smaller district model. The start up costs will be much lower as will the initial logistics and volunteer requirements. That allows some time for the district to save up for the 2nd field and all of the related equipment and increase their volunteer base to handle that higher number of events. All in all I think this model could represent the way to a district system heavy FRC much sooner rather than dragging it out for a decade or more.