Offseasons as your Regular Season?

[lingomaniac88]

In terms of cost, another factor that you have to consider is the price for staying near the off-season event if you don't live nearby. I don't think there are any off-season events within an hour or so from my school, so we'd probably need to stay overnight. I'm sure that there are other teams who have the same situation. But then again, if you don't live near an official regional event, you still have to stay somewhere overnight.

I think it's a good idea to attend an official regional and some off-season events. Yeah, you have to pay the $6,000, but you get a Kit of Parts so you don't have to go out and order everything (although you could probably do so). Another official regional costs $4,000, which some teams don't have. An off-season event is a few hundred dollars, plus maybe $1,000 or so in transportation and overnight staying. I don't know the exact cost, but the total cost is probably less than that of another official regional. I haven't gone to one, so I wouldn't know this for sure.