Inter-District Play for 2017

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by Knufire

This difference has existed for a number of years, ever since NE went districts. Given that this fee also goes directly to the local district organization, I don't think we can assume that FIRST HQ has control over the amount.

Personally, I don't mind the higher fee either. The money is going to a group of people that have more intimate knowledge of the region (and it's needs) and know how to best utilize it for the benefit of the local teams.

Yes NE and PNW were the first to charge $1000 for additional plays and since then every new district has opted to charge that amount.

I'm not assuming that FIRST has mandated that price. Though they certainly have ultimate control on whether they sign the proposed MOU or not and could demand changes before they sign it. I don't believe that charging less than the other districts would be a sticking point for FIRST since they don't see any of that money. Now if a District proposed say $2500 for an additional play then I certainly could see FIRST pushing back on that. I know back when PNW started and the cost for additional plays was mentioned by FIRST they pointed out the different prices in the different Districts and this blog post represents a change from that.