[FTC]: Possible Change in Selection Process for Nationals

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by fredliu168

However, I do understand that FIRST is fairly limited in terms of teams allowed for world championships. Why not just decrease regionals to create regionals which have more teams. This will limit the number of teams qualifying for the world championships.

It's often difficult to find a venue that can hold a larger number of teams, without incurring great expense, which in turn ends up being charged to the teams. Tough balancing act, finding a location that suits the needs of the program while trying to keep costs to a minimum.
And I might add that in 2006 there were only 6 regionals and teams were ASSIGNED which one they would attend, resulting in a lot of travel expenses (it was fun for me to meet teams from across the U.S. but difficult for those teams to make the trip for a one-day event!)