Split Champs in '17 and '18

[rlowe61]

Just because I can, I'll throw 2 cents into this pile. My opinions don't reflect any team or other team members.

Let teams select where they want to attend. Some teams have the means to travel. So a team from Houston wants to go to Detroit, they should let the team decide. (leave in the acceptance time line we have now).

With split dates, one could argue that the teams going to the event on the latter date would have more time to prepare. Most teams attending championships have a practice bot. So there is a case to be made about going to the latter of the two events.

Now on the flip side, I could see where FIRST could say "Rookie Teams" and a set group of teams (2nd and 3rd yr or teams that haven't attend in the last XX yrs) would be locked geographically. This would assist in setting a field while letting others select where they attend.

Now, if any selection is allowed, here is the "Issue" what happens when an event fills up before the last Regionals/Districts and you have a team without the means (Money) to travel a greater distance. Do you lock in a set number of slots, and when the waitlist comes up fill them off there.

How do you handle the wait list? By what a team has asked for or by geography. Team 999999 wants to go to Houston but Houston is full are they even offered a position in Detroit?

FIRST has a lot of decisions to make about how different issues are to be handled. Hopefully some one is looking at what the community is saying as many people have many excellent points to the issues that could and will arise over the next 9 months.

Have a Great Off-Season!!