pic: Districts in Minnesota Flyer

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by SoMe_DuDe904

No one from Minnesota is arguing against the fact that districts offer teams more plays. 12 instead of 8 is quite the increase in overall plays. What teams sacrifice over regionals is the consistency between all events and the scale in which the event is put on. Having your season end after only one district event in some schools gymnasium compared to having gone to a full event with 60+ teams, I would rather choose the latter.
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Locations are not the issue. What others have mentioned, that you might be misconstruing as lack of locations, is the quality of the event. To go from Marrucci arena or the DECC to a high school gym while still having to pay a $5,000 entry fee kinda makes teams and event planners squirm.

All districts (including Minnesota if/when that happens) get two district events for the price of one regional.

I think this shows how important these discussions and grass-roots efforts are in making sure everyone (including key event volunteers) understands the basics of districts and are on the same page.

[SoMe_DuDe904]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

All districts (including Minnesota if/when that happens) get two district events for the price of one regional.

I think this shows how important these discussions and grass-roots efforts are in making sure everyone (including key event volunteers) understands the basics of districts and are on the same page.

Honest mistake.

So my team would get 2 gymnasiums for the price of 1 arena.

Then why are we comparing 12 matches to 8 matches? Shouldn't we be talking about 24 matches vs 8 matches? And my totals would be wrong for the events, we would need at least 13 (which is what someone said on the first page) not 11.

So while were still talking about how awesome playing a full district event is, my point on the key volunteers is still valid.

Edit: I edited my post to reflect what I learned today.

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

All districts (including Minnesota if/when that happens) get two district events for the price of one regional.

I think this shows how important these discussions and grass-roots efforts are in making sure everyone (including key event volunteers) understands the basics of districts and are on the same page.

This.

Losing the flash of a regional is a reason I've heard being cited very often in the MN district discussion. As someone who grew up in the district system and has only attended two regional events (Crossroads 2014, 10k/North Star 2016), I don't feel like I've experienced enough of both sides to comment well on the differences. While I intellectually know some of the production differences between the two types of events, can someone with more experience with both comment on how different the two types of events "feel"?

I can also say, when talking to each team at both regionals this year, I specifically mentioned the smaller event size in high school gyms. This only seemed to concern 1-2 teams. In retrospect, I wish I had recorded the responses I got to add some interesting data into this discussion.

Currently Minnesota has 208 teams. 208 teams * 2 plays per team / 40 teams per event = 11 events as an absolute minimum, not counting growth or 3rd plays.

Yes, the 24 vs 8 match difference is highlighted in the cost per match chart on the flyer (which actually assumed 9 qualification matches for the regional not 8).