California District Proposal

[notmattlythgoe]

I know it at least one of the CHS events this year the pits were split between a cafeteria and a small gym. You can get creative with the pit locations. The more rigid requirements are the bleacher and field requirements.

I know in Virginia there are high schools in certain regions of the state that have much larger gym areas specifically designated for tournaments. I believe there are 4 of them in the state here. Luckily one of them has an FRC team. I don't know if this is also the case for CA but it might be a good thing to look into.

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

I know it at least one of the CHS events this year the pits were split between a cafeteria and a small gym. You can get creative with the pit locations. The more rigid requirements are the bleacher and field requirements.

I know in Virginia there are high schools in certain regions of the state that have much larger gym areas specifically designated for tournaments. I believe there are 4 of them in the state here. Luckily one of them has an FRC team. I don't know if this is also the case for CA but it might be a good thing to look into.

Thanks for the feedback from CHS!

How large are these "tournament gyms", and how does that compare with a typical HS gym?

With "tournament gyms", do you fit all the pits in the same gym as the field?

Thanks!

-Mike

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

Thanks for the feedback from CHS!

How large are these "tournament gyms", and how does that compare with a typical HS gym?

With "tournament gyms", do you fit all the pits in the same gym as the field?

Thanks!

-Mike

4,000 seats compared to the usual 2,000 that you'd find at our school. This allowed for only one side of the seating to be used and the remaining area behind and to the sides of the field to be used for the pits.

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

4,000 seats compared to the usual 2,000 that you'd find at our school. This allowed for only one side of the seating to be used and the remaining area behind and to the sides of the field to be used for the pits.

I assume that means all teams fit in those pits? 40 teams?

Thanks!

-Mike

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

I assume that means all teams fit in those pits? 40 teams?

Thanks!

-Mike

You'd be correct, with room to spare.

[frcguy]

I wanted to post why I am pulling for districts in CA. This year, my team attended the Silicon Valley Regional. As you may know, the teams that are at SVR come from very diverse backgrounds. There are powerhouse teams, rookies, and low-resource teams that really struggle to sustain their program every year. That last category is what really impacted me and made me want to go to districts. It hurt me to watch teams that have struggles finding space, raising money, etc. pay $5,000 and throw it away on 8 matches where they could be getting significantly more for thier money in the district system. With districts, these teams get to play in two events by default. They have unbag time to practice and iterate. It is my belief that students who have the opportunity to experience more FIRST are more inspired and get more out of the program. I believe that districts can be a game changer for teams like that. Will there be challenges? Of course, but I believe wholeheartedly that together we can overcome them.

- Nick