Georgia Districts confirmed for 2016!

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by AGPapa

I don't think there is a penalty for only going to one event, this is probably just to show teams that they can't just sign up for one event and pay half price or something. It's either $5000 for two events, or $0 for none.

It would be $5000 if you go to one or two events.

Originally Posted by ebarker

I'm on the committee,,,,,, that was a poorly worded sentence.

The team does not have to attend. They are eligible to attend two events and it is desired that they attend two events.

I was wondering if it was just poorly worded. That should be fixed though otherwise it may scare off a team that is certain that they can make two events happen. Yes it is highly desired that a team attends two district events but attending one is still better than attending zero.

I'd also suggest that the wording be changed from earning "quality points" to "qualifying points" because you earn points to qualify for DCMP.

I had a rookie team that I was working with this year that almost only attended one event because one of the two events that were close enough for them to attend coincided with another commitment he had. He tried to get me to drop that second event and I told him just to wait and see if something could be figured out. Lo and behold a parent who attended the first event stepped up, jumped through the school district hoops and took the kids. What he saw at the first event convinced him that he was going to make sure that the students were able to attend both events that they were entitled to.

Good luck to all of those involved. Making the transition to the district system is a lot of work but the benefits to the students are massive.