Districts in Israel 2017 Announced

[Brian Maher]

Congrats to Israel on taking the plunge! It'll be an adjustment, but the benefits of going District vastly outway the costs for any region ready for it.

Next year, Israel will send around 16 teams to Champs, compared to the 6 the Israel regional qualified this year. Considering two of those teams made it to Einstein this year, I look forward to seeing what this larger cohort of Israeli teams at Champs can do.

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Doesn't surprise me.
Israel seems an ideal setup for Districts with theur amount of established teams, solid volunteer base and their isolation from the rest of FIRST. Districts is the perfect solution for them.

It really does make sense. Israeli has such a high number of teams in such a small area. Israeli teams currently have to fly accross an ocean to attend multiple events, so most don't. From my personal experience on a district team, the additional play time for the same price to improve and iterate can be immensely rewarding and makes FIRST a much more worthwhile investment.

This comes with the added bonus that Israeli teams can get a second or third play without being forced to compete on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath.

Originally Posted by bdaroz

... Now please excuse me while I go be jealous over here in the corner.

You and me both, haha.