**FIRST EMAIL**/FIRST Adds District Event Model Alternative to FRC Program

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I am a bit confused now. If CA was to become the district model that Michigan is, wouldn't it be impossible for Hawaii (outside) teams to attend?
That was more my concern than the option of being able to still attend other regionals.
Even if traveling to the midwest/south is a few hundred more than going to CA, that's an insurmountable task to overcome, considering the amount of people on a team that attends.

I'm also with you on the fairness and flexibility that FIRST will probably incorporate as these changes for the better occur.

I believe that part of an earlier discussion was setting up districts based on regional (Midwest, New England, etc), and not necessarily state boundaries, due to the sparse locations of teams in some areas. Even if California's state boundaries were used to set districts, I'm sure that FIRST would realize how much of a problem it would be for the Hawaiian teams if they weren't included in California's district, and would allow you guys to compete there.