Regional Competition Dates?

[Jon Jack]

Actually, I don't think event dates can be officially released until ALL the regional dates are set. The reason being venue availability. For example, if Regional A uses Venue A and it's available on weeks 2,4 and 5, and is set for week 2; and Regional B uses Venue B and is available week 2 only then FIRST may switch Regional A to a different week and put Regional B on week 2.

They officially release regional dates as soon as ALL the regionals are set. This is probably for the best. Imagine setting your travel arrangements for Regional A, only to find out later that it's been moved to a different week. I imagine FIRST would get some pretty ugly phone calls from frustrated teams if they released regional dates without all the regionals being set.

[waialua359]

I dont see the logic.
Conflicts will happen with x amount of regionals > no. of weeks .....and venues are setup (the ones that I am aware of) based on other factors OTHER than conflict with other regionals.
I dont see how the Hawaii regional, for example, would factor in when the other venues have their "week 5 regionals."
Based on what I implied in my previous post, I still dont see why announcements cant be posted, if certain regional dates ARE certain as opposed to waiting until all regionals/venues/dates are confirmed.

[Nawaid Ladak]

actually regional dates got moved around once, i think it was for 2007

FL regional was set originally for a week 4 regional mar 22-24, then it go moved back to mar 8-10, and then it finally set to march 15-17