New York Districts?

[Kevin Leonard]

Personally I prefer the whole state become one district. Most NYC/Long Island Teams won't need to come to DCMP, and the ones that do can be accommodated for or decline the invitation. Teams aren't required to attend DCMP, after all. Regardless of whether they attend DCMP, teams will be getting double the competition for the same amount of money.

I think the only three locations that could be considered for a district championship are Syracuse, Albany, and New York City. All three have their share of issues. I think Albany would make the most sense due to its central location for all teams in the state. With the great support from local companies like GE and GlobalFoundries, as well as maybe support from FIRST HQ, its possible we might be able to subsidize or at least help the teams with less resources be able to travel to the district championship if they qualify.

If this one isn't possible, either of the other two discussed options are fine as well. New York could really use districts as soon as possible. Some fantastic teams are missing out on a championship because they didn't win, and some others are struggling, barely able to attend one event. Districts would help solve both of these problems, as well as make the state mor competitive on a global scale.