Saving Seats

[Jherbie53]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

The "how" is a question that FIRST needs to consider. When teams register for the event, the number of participants/spectators should be included in the application. FIRST should establish some criteria or lottery process to determine "where" the blocks are assigned to teams. There should be some buffer space around the blocks to allow people interested in particular teams outside of the division in which their team is placed. Some additional space for scouts, general public, and others would be appreciated.

Nationals are different from regionals, and I see your point on saving X# of seats for a team. Some teams don't know how many people are going to the event. But they usually have a better idea of how many are going to nationals than a regional. Like I said earlier, we were expecting 70-80 people for West Michigan, but thats our "Home" regional and families want to go.

Anyhoo, this is one subject, like many, that can be beaten to death until next year, without a whole lot of change to be seen.