What are the Dates for the Various Regionals for 2007?

[Wayne C.]

Anybody have any advance info on which weeks of the FIRST season the various regionals will be held next year?

I know NJ is in week 1. I am trying to find out which other regions might fit into our game plan for next season so we can budget.

Any "reliable" info appreciated. I know a lot of the regional committees have a good idea of their placement because they have contracted space for the new year.

WC

[Adam Richards]

[stateplug]

AFAIK, the Florida Regional at the University of Central Florida is usually not first week. I know 75 is already coming down if it doesn't conflict with NJ, so why don't you bring down 25 to a nice sunny regional with outdoor and indoor pits (they have to aircondition the outdoor pits), and show us southeasterners how its done up in the Mid Atlantic?

[/stateplug]

[Steve S.]

FLR is a week 2 regional...unless they change it. come up to rochester, after all ny isnt that far!!

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by team1591

FLR is a week 2 regional...unless they change it. come up to rochester, after all ny isnt that far!!

I'm pretty sure we're planning on a week 1 and a week 3 regional so far. The school probably would not appreciate us missing 2 days of the week two weeks in a row, so that's how we usually plan our season.

[nparikh]

Originally Posted by AtalanteStar25

I'm pretty sure we're planning on a week 1 and a week 3 regional so far. The school probably would not appreciate us missing 2 days of the week two weeks in a row, so that's how we usually plan our season.

*evil grin*
UNLESS, we do Week 1, 3, 5 + Nationals; of course that would mean that one of the competitions would have to fall on our Spring Break..but if such perfect timing were to occur I'd imagine Mr. Cokeley would jump on it .

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by team1591

FLR is a week 2 regional...unless they change it. come up to rochester, after all ny isnt that far!!

FLR isn't necessarily a week 2 regional, while last year it was the in 2005 is was a week 1 regional. FLR is normally scheduled during the RIT spring break. Assuming that trend is correct (which i believe it is) it puts the regional March 8-10 2007. In this case FLR would be a week 2 regional but you can't count on that from year to year.

[Jessica Boucher]

I would hold on assuming where regionals are going to be for a little longer. I have seen "sure things" move, and the ones most likely to shake things up sit right where they are.

I've found the closer you are to the official announcement, the more reliable the data. We're still a bit too far out for me to trust information floating around now.

[craigcd]

The Bayou Regional will be held in New Orleans LA March 7 -10. This is a new regional and will be held in the New Orleans Convention Center.

[Mark McLeod]

Regional plans are for Long Island to be March 29-31, a week later than usual for arena logistical reasons.

But as Jessica implied, until the arena contract has been signed don't book your hotel.

[Wayne C.]

Originally Posted by nparikh

*evil grin*
UNLESS, we do Week 1, 3, 5 + Nationals; of course that would mean that one of the competitions would have to fall on our Spring Break..but if such perfect timing were to occur I'd imagine Mr. Cokeley would jump on it .

keep trying!!! geez!!

[natis]

I know vegas it is gonna be the same last weekend of march as usual!
love you and hope to see you there
VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!

[OZ_341]

Wayne:

Some regionals can be figured out by looking at college spring break schedules. Philly and Chesapeake are always held when Drexel and USNA have their spring breaks. Universitys don't want large events like FIRST going on while class is in session. Therefore I estimated these dates:

3/14 - 3/17---Chesapeake Regional, US Naval Academy (Tentative)

3/29 to 3/31---Philadelphia Regional, Drexel University (Tentative)

[AmyPrib]

Boilermaker is Week 3 again. Purdue's spring break.

As others have noted, unless someone (like a committee member) has confirmed information based on signed contracts, the current plans for regionals may still move. As of June there was still a lot of movement possible in the schedule.

[Steve S.]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

FLR isn't necessarily a week 2 regional, while last year it was the in 2005 is was a week 1 regional. FLR is normally scheduled during the RIT spring break. Assuming that trend is correct (which i believe it is) it puts the regional March 8-10 2007. In this case FLR would be a week 2 regional but you can't count on that from year to year.

I meant that it is a week 2 regional for 07, not that it always is

[slickguy2007]

Originally Posted by Adam Richards

[stateplug]

AFAIK, the Florida Regional at the University of Central Florida is usually not first week. I know 75 is already coming down if it doesn't conflict with NJ, so why don't you bring down 25 to a nice sunny regional with outdoor and indoor pits (they have to aircondition the outdoor pits), and show us southeasterners how its done up in the Mid Atlantic?

[/stateplug]

75 is going too!? I know that our team was considering going to florida, but it will be decided officially at a later date.