District System in Other Regions in 2010?

[Nawaid Ladak]

Before MSC, i was totally opposed to the District system (it honestly sounded like a glorified FLL structure to FRC...), but after MSC, i think im a little bit more neutral

In Michigan, the system works, maybe too well. but it works. I really can't see it building anywhere else, considering the amount and density of teams required to make this event work. The only other place where this idea could POSSIBLY work would be Texas... but that would be a few years from now after that 1.2 million dollar pledge for new teams is forfilled (the one that was announced during Championships).

There are things that can be improved apon for the district system... I have two such sugesstions

1. Instead of having scored the first two events that a team attended, score the team on their two BEST events.

2. Instead of charging Michigan teams the normal $4000 to attend a regional outside of their state (2nd regional cost...) make the cost $3000 considering $1000 is usually for the shipping, Because Michigan teams have to bag their robots, the can transport it themselves to other regionals. This would allow some MI teams to travel again to regionals held outside their state (Milwaukee, Midwest, BMR, Buckeye etc.)

We all have to remember the system was in a pilot program, so we don't even know if it's here to stay.

(I personally can't see this going nationwide, the team density just simply isn't there)