Invading other regions!

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by fatjoe3833

I know a lot of people will disagree with me on this. However, I think the issues with wait lists and getting locked out of your local regional can be solved by initially allowing teams to register for their local regional only. Then, the number of open slots could be posted and teams could register for non-local regionals.

One problem is defining what is local. Some make sense - Portland is local to most teams in OR and WA. But for a team in the western Detroit suburbs, is local GLR or DET? For a team in N VA, is local Richmond or Annapolis?

Beside that, what if you can't go to your local because of a date conflict? Are you shut out from registering for your first regional, and then can't get into a regional with preferred dates for your team?

If teams are concerned about getting into one and only one regional, they have to be prepared to sign up immediately when the registration process opens. Yes, a couple regionals fill up quickly - DET within hours, for example - but as Karthik posted there are spots held back for special circumstances. Talk to your state/regional partner.