Are 8 play regional reasonable?

[Bryan Herbst]

Originally Posted by TCMJ1816

I am under the understanding that all 4 MN events will only be 8 matches per team. Looking at other regionals I think you are correct, the 2 I checked had 9 matches per team.

It's all dependent on the number of teams registered.

Northern Lights at 60 teams could have snuck in 9 per team, but Lake Superior at 63 teams could not. We have the same problem in Minneapolis, so I would expect both events to stick to 8 again.

I also take issue with dividing the $5,000 up by the number of matches and valuing the competition on a per-match basis.

First, the $5,000 is your ticket into both your first event and the season as a whole. How much is the rest of the FRC season worth to you? Is build season worth $0? The KOP? Of course this "value" will be the same between both, but just saying that a regional costs $625/match doesn't take that into account.

A regional also comes with a lot of other differences- bigger venue, more teams, more money spent on the A/V setup, etc. How much are those things worth to you and your team?

Now if you really do just want to compare on a cost-per-match basis, I won't argue that districts are a better "deal." And yes, district teams do come into championships with more plays as well. I just don't personally believe it is quite that simple.