MI is the best?

[Hot_Copper_Frog]

Originally Posted by JeffB

Pretty sure they were suggesting an additional event. What takes place now would continue to take place. You'd have the mix at the range of regional events. Their suggestion is to add an additional event using the past season as a prediction of who is going to be successful this season and give them an extra chance to play against strong teams and push themselves going into the season.

In theory, this would have a bit of a waterfall effect. These teams would compete, get ideas, improve before their regionals, and spread these improvements to other teams at the regionals. I'm not sure where it'd hurt anyone.

If we're talking within the context of the Michigan district system, this would be incredibly impractical. Highly competitive teams are attending two district events and often a third, and district championships/world championships based on qualification. For these "elite" teams we're discussing, that means five events in two months which is exhausting for the team and the robot. Trying to add an event somewhere in the beginning for only super awesome teams so they can get even more awesome seems a little redundant and unproductive.