New FIRST competition structure in Michigan

[Alan Anderson]

I think something like this is a necessary step in the growth of FRC in particular. I'm not sure if it's the best way to do things, but I am sure I couldn't have suggested anything better. It does make me wonder how the "district" scheme might be expanded to other regions, especially those with sparsely-spread teams.

I'm glad we didn't already make firm plans to attend a Michigan regional next year. I'm also very happy not to be a Michigan team right now, and I offer any Karma I can spare to those teams who need it.

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Another thought -- knowing that practically nothing of a team's registration fee goes toward supporting a regional event, I'm having trouble reconciling how teams in Michigan can justifiably play more for their single registration fee.

I suspect the district events won't have quite the level of audiovisual production staffing that we've come to expect from regional competitions.