New FIRST competition structure in Michigan

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While the district events will not be identical copies of the regional events the intention is to make them look and feel as close as possible. The Kettering Rookie Regional from last year was a proof of concept and not the final plan for these district events. It is likely that it will be dressed up even more for the district version. I would expect the district events to come very close to a full regional in the look and feel department.

A lot of the cost reduction is not coming from cutting things out of the event, but instead from leveraging the support of venues and local sponsors to receive more things at reduced costs.