New FIRST competition structure in Michigan

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Originally Posted by Karibou

Now, my question is, if this expands, will everyone be confined to their own state for regionals? If all states were to adopt this, then nobody would be able to travel out of state for a regional, correct?

I think this is such a good question. Based on the information we have now, I think it would mean that everyone has to compete in thier own state, untill the Championship. Meeting and working with new and different teams from accross the country is always fun and worthwhile and shouldn't only be for those team who qualify for the Championship. If this is the case, I would be very interested to see how the style of play differs from state to state and then how all the styles blend in Atlanta. Overall, I'm think this is a great idea and I'm excited to see how it works out, but this one part I'm not a fan of.