Which Week is Best for Your First Regional

[Guy Davidson]

I'd say it depends on how many regionals you'd like to attend. I'm a big fan of not going to consecutive weekened regionals; not only you get more fix-it time, but everyone involved get a nice weekend to relax.

With that said, if you'd like to go to three regionals, I'd say go 1, 3, and 5. A week one regional is a great learning experience. By the week 3 regional, a lot of things are figured out, and a good week five regional is the closest you can get to how the game will play out in Atlanta.

As for which week is the best for the first regional, I would definitely vote against 4 and 5. Most teams at a later regional will come with a regional behind them, rendering them much better prepared for the competition than you are. On the other hand, if you're only going to one regional, I wouldn't go to a week 1. Everyone is still learning about how the game is playing out (who would have thought G22 would be as huge as it really is right now?). I guess that leaves weeks two and three as the best, in my opinion. Preference to two, as fewer people are attending a second regional during week 2.