districts 2017

[lynca]

2016 District Numbers :

Chesapeake 132
Georgia 65
Indiana 49
Michigan 411
MAR 122
New England 181
North Carolina 52
PNW 156

total district teams 1168 , 37 % of all teams.

2017 Potential New District Numbers :

texas 141
ontario 137

minimum total district teams 1446 , 46 % of all teams.

With strong team growth in districts, districts will likely grow to over 50% of all FRC teams in 2017.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by lynca

With strong team growth in districts, districts will likely grow to over 50% of all FRC teams in 2017.

Does that strong team growth really apply outside of Michigan? Are other districts ahead or behind of the regional growth rates?

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Does that strong team growth really apply outside of Michigan? Are other districts ahead or behind of the regional growth rates?

This is a really good question.

The growing number of teams in Michigan has been fueled by state money, and made sustainable by parallel growth in the volunteer corps and local business support for new district competitions. Underlying both of these is the growing network of sustainable, strong teams -- both in outreach impact and on-field competitiveness.

I think this sustainable growth can and will be replicated in other places.

(Cue Jim Zondag. )