Frank Answers Fridays: Expanded Championship Qualification

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Alex2614

I think going all districts is the way to go. Having some districts some not only provides cost and competitive benefits to those within districts. Those of us out of districts are still paying the same amount for less than half of the playing time (not to mention the higher travel cost due to distance and number of nights). Plus they are given more playing time and thus more opportunities for advancement.

A permanent "some district some not" only benefits those teams in more populated areas and alienates those in more rural areas. We need an all district system eventually or we will see rural teams diminish.

Interesting how travel costs are both being used as an argument for and against districts. Perhaps it's time we realize that travel costs are not really a controllable expense for the FRC population as a whole, and that some teams will pay more than others regardless of the system used. Some teams will be hurt by having to travel 2-3 times in a season, instead of just once. Others will be hurt by having to travel a further distance because there are not regionals in their immediate area (though I would imagine that any near-future distrcit system won't put multiple events in day-trip range of those teams).