[FRC Blog] 2015 Events are Being Posted!

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Originally Posted by BrendanB

Yes the new schedule will be interesting. Glad to see more Saturday/Sunday alternatives for teams to compete at to avoid days out of school. I am also really excited to see the UNH event moving to the Whittemore Arena instead of the field house that wasn't the most ideal location.

I'll agree with you on the DCMP. Of all the regionals in New England the Boston Regional was one of the best run events I have been to. Being in Boston really made it feel like the hub for the NEFIRST district and it had a lot of great food choices in the venue and surrounding. It wasn't the easiest commute and doesn't have a the biggest selection of local hotels but it wasn't impossible. We commuted each day without a problem. I personally have reservations about WPI being able to adequately host such a big event considering the size of their facilities. They have hosted Battlecry for years which has had a higher number of teams in attendence in an overly crowded and chaotic pit area however Battlecry doesn't draw the same volume of attendees from the public and teams. I foresee a very crowded pit area which I'm not looking forward too. There is also no cell service in the pits which is a massive downside.

Although I personally wasn't at BattleCry this year, I've heard that the pits are much darker and smaller compared to more open pits such as the ones at Pine Tree and the district championship last year. Hopefully they'll find a solution to alleviate the crowding and overall poor condition of the pit area.

Last year's district championship had a great atmosphere and venue and almost felt as big as the FIRST Championship. It'll be difficult to recreate that in Worcester.