MAR 2017

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Hallry

I noticed this as well.

Having MAR Champs Week 6 also limits feasible Regional options :/

Chesapeake ran its events in the first 4 weeks with a Week 6 DCMP. It's favorable to a lot of things, but it definitely limits teams in the CHS system from playing outside of it. The way the schedule set itself up last year, we had to lock ourselves into a punishing back to back to back schedule to get the events we wanted. I loved it but we can't do that again...

There are 4 format choices you can make for a district season, and none of them will make everyone happy and have every complementary activity made simple. Run events on 7 weeks like Michigan and you get jammed into two unfavorable turnarounds on coordinating a full season (although most teams in Michigan could plan for them easier in the future). Skip Week 6 before a Week 7 DCMP and you still get poor turnaround time from DCMP to the postseason expos. Run a 6 week schedule and you limit outside opportunities for your teams. Run a 6 week schedule with a gap week and you really corner them into a tight schedule up front for a friendlier planning process down the road.

I don't see any solutions to district calendars as long as the season calendar stays static.