Registration 2014

[Akash Rastogi]

Noticed quite a bit of Canadian teams are playing outside of Canada this year, particularly at Palmetto. I thought many would stay due to the increase in Canadian events. Guess they're all trying to play outside before districts hit!

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Noticed quite a bit of Canadian teams are playing outside of Canada this year, particularly at Palmetto. I thought many would stay due to the increase in Canadian events. Guess they're all trying to play outside before districts hit!

I was surprised by this too. With two new Ontario regionals, I didn't think teams would be travelling nearly as much. Quite a few Ontario teams travel to get away from 1114 and 2056 (unfortunate, but true nonetheless), but with 5 regionals this year they can't win all of them!

[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Noticed quite a bit of Canadian teams are playing outside of Canada this year, particularly at Palmetto. I thought many would stay due to the increase in Canadian events. Guess they're all trying to play outside before districts hit!

Ahh yes, with the conversion to districts happening rapidly throughout the contiguous US, The northern teams have found out about the sunny towns and warm air of the south and are plotting their invasion....

I can't wait to go to Palmetto (hopefully) and play with our friends from up north. Palmetto will definitely be fun.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Gregor

I was surprised by this too. With two new Ontario regionals, I didn't think teams would be travelling nearly as much. Quite a few Ontario teams travel to get away from 1114 and 2056 (unfortunate, but true nonetheless), but with 5 regionals this year they can't win all of them!

Its especially interesting that 2/4 of the Canadians that are registered at Palmetto are rookies...

[Navid Shafa]

Originally Posted by Gregor

but with 5 regionals this year they can't win all of them!

Perhaps not together, but feasibly they could have won two a piece and added the overlapping 5th regional win together.

[ErvinI]

Originally Posted by Navid Shafa

Perhaps not together, but feasibly they could have won two a piece and added the overlapping 5th regional win together.

1114 mentioned they cannot go to GTRW.

Also, I can't see 2056 getting into GTRW that easily; it's been full for a while and they'll be down on the waitlist for too long for it to be feasible for them to try to get in when there are three other perfectly good regionals they could attend in Canada.

[Mark McLeod]

Currently at 2231 registered teams, 208 rookies, here are the countries heard from so far:

- (1) Germany
- (1) Netherlands
- (1) Pakistan
- (1) Singapore
- (1) Taiwan
- (1) United Arab Emirates
- (1) United Kingdom
- (2) Dominican Republic
- (3) Chile
- (6) Australia
- (6) Brazil
- (6) Turkey
- (21) Israel
- (22) Mexico
- (141) Canada
- (2017) USA


The breakdown into Districts/Regionals:
- (101) MAR District 4-DE, 61-NJ, 36-PA
- (149) NE District 44-CT, 14-ME, 54-MA, 31-NH, 4-RI, 2-VT
- (150) PNW District 109-WA, 41-OR
- (213) MI District
- (1621) Regionals


And the finer breakout by state/country:
Count State/Country
1 ------ AK
1 ------ Germany
1 ------ MT
1 ------ Netherlands
1 ------ Pakistan
1 ------ SD
1 ------ Singapore
1 ------ Taiwan
1 ------ United Arab Emirates
1 ------ United Kingdom
2 ------ Dominican Republic
2 ------ ND
2 ------ PR
2 ------ VT
2 ------ WY
3 ------ Chile
4 ------ DE
4 ------ NM
4 ------ RI
4 ------ WV
6 ------ Australia
6 ------ Brazil
6 ------ IA
6 ------ Turkey
7 ------ NV
8 ------ MS
9 ------ AL
9 ------ KY
11 ----- AR
11 ----- ID
11 ----- UT
12 ----- Canada-AB
14 ----- DC
14 ----- ME
17 ----- KS
21 ----- Israel
21 ----- LA
22 ----- Mexico
24 ----- HI
29 ----- CO
31 ----- MD
31 ----- NH
33 ----- NC
34 ----- Canada-QC
34 ----- SC
37 ----- TN
37 ----- WI
41 ----- OR
44 ----- CT
45 ----- OK
46 ----- AZ
46 ----- GA
46 ----- OH
49 ----- IN
51 ----- FL
52 ----- IL
52 ----- MO
54 ----- MA
61 ----- NJ
63 ----- VA
65 ----- PA
83 ----- TX
95 ----- Canada-ON
109 ---- WA
124 ---- NY
144 ---- MN
205 ---- CA
213 ---- MI

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by ErvinI

1114 mentioned they cannot go to GTRW.

Also, I can't see 2056 getting into GTRW that easily; it's been full for a while and they'll be down on the waitlist for too long for it to be feasible for them to try to get in when there are three other perfectly good regionals they could attend in Canada.

I suspect 2056 does not plan to attend GTRW.

I would expect both 1114 and 2056 to register at GTRE as their 2nd registration, and probably Windsor as their third.

It means that for the first time since 2007, there will be a regional in Canada that doesn't have one or both of 1114 and 2056 as the favourite to win.

Don't expect GTRW to be a cakewalk for whoever wins it though. With 188, 610, 772, 907, 1241, (possibly 1285 too), 1310, 2852, 4001, 4343 and more in attendance, its going to be a tight race at the top of the field, being a Week 1 regional with no powerhouse that's traditionally disproportionately strong. All of the mentioned teams are frequently at the top of the field beyond 1114 and 2056. They're all fairly equal too.

In 2013, for the most part, 1114 and 2056 had OPR's around 100, 610 was around 60-70, and the rest of the mentioned teams (except 907) down around 40-50. 2013 was an off year for 907.

Can't wait to see how it goes down. I hope the 2014 game continues the recent trend of the game getting better and better each year.

[Calvin Hartley]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that Michigan now has more teams than California, putting Michigan as the state with most teams. Not that it really matters, but since I'm from Michigan I somehow feel accomplished in this fact.

[Jash_J]

Originally Posted by Racer26

It means that for the first time since 2007, there will be a regional in Canada that doesn't have one or both of 1114 and 2056 as the favourite to win.

Can't wait to see how it goes down. I hope the 2014 game continues the recent trend of the game getting better and better each year.

I think you mean Ontario rather than Canada. As you probably know there were regionals in Calgary and Montreal, that neither 2056 or 1114 attended since the regional down in Montreal started back in 2012. With that said, it should be a very exciting season in 2014. With the amount of Canadian teams that have stepped up this year, I wouldn't consider any regional an easy one for any team. It will be exciting to see more Canadian teams down in St. Louis for the 2014 championship! Can't wait till kickoff!

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that Michigan now has more teams than California, putting Michigan as the state with most teams. Not that it really matters, but since I'm from Michigan I somehow feel accomplished in this fact.

Challenge accepted.

[George C]

Originally Posted by Racer26

Its especially interesting that 2/4 of the Canadians that are registered at Palmetto are rookies...

All four of those teams are from schools in the Halton District School Board and are travelling together.

[Gary Dillard]

Hey Mark, maybe you've covered this somewhere (I searched but didn't find it), but is there any tracking of rookie teams that have registered but not signed up for a regional? I guess they don't get a team number until they do? If I search for teams in Alabama I find 2 new rookie teams registered (8 digit team number 2014XXXX).

btw, there are 28 teams in CA with 8 digit numbers, 8 in Michigan so I think they'll be jumping ahead.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Jash_J

I think you mean Ontario rather than Canada. As you probably know there were regionals in Calgary and Montreal, that neither 2056 or 1114 attended since the regional down in Montreal started back in 2012. With that said, it should be a very exciting season in 2014. With the amount of Canadian teams that have stepped up this year, I wouldn't consider any regional an easy one for any team. It will be exciting to see more Canadian teams down in St. Louis for the 2014 championship! Can't wait till kickoff!

You are correct, I did, in fact mean Ontario.

Living here, and knowing that the GTA is sort of the hub of FIRST activity in Canada it is sometimes easy to forget about the other 2 regionals.

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

Hey Mark, maybe you've covered this somewhere (I searched but didn't find it), but is there any tracking of rookie teams that have registered but not signed up for a regional? I guess they don't get a team number until they do? If I search for teams in Alabama I find 2 new rookie teams registered (8 digit team number 2014XXXX).

btw, there are 28 teams in CA with 8 digit numbers, 8 in Michigan so I think they'll be jumping ahead.

Regional Directors and Senior Mentors have access to rookie teams that have not completed registration (still have temp 8 digit team numbers), you could always ask them for the information. Right now, the 2 you saw in Alabama are it.

The permanent team number is assigned when they complete registration. Usually that happens when they sign up for their first regional because they are required to complete registration before they can sign up.