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Tamara wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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... Here's a line from the article I'm confused about:

"In addition, one team from each qualifying event will be granted a paid bid for registration fees, a $4,500 value."

... I'm confused, where does the $4,500 come from?

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The regular registration fee is $125, if you are the one team that receives a fully paid registration bid then the savings could potentially be $125 X 36 members = $4,500.

To the anonymous poster that wants Worlds to remain level 5 only. It is remaining level 5 only. This is NOT Worlds. It's finally more like the national most of us say we want...you have to earn a bid and there's only ONE.

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You actually could make some money really since 1st place bid teams only need to pay $50 each for registration. $50 * 36 = 1800. The remaining $2700.00 goes to the team. You can apply that to coaches, travel or anything else.

 

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Hmm, is this true?   Are they really giving you $4,500?   If so great, but it sounds more like you simply get your registration fees paid, that's it.   They throw in the $4,500 savings because someone who doesn't get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place will have to pay the $125 reg fees, and they are basing the savings on that, but in reality someone who doesn't get in those top three won't be getting a full paid bid either, right?  (I mean, why would they award a 4th place team a full paid bid)?   But if it's true they give you the $125 x the members on your team then you're right, you would make a profit and could use it towards the other expenses.  I'm sure between now and the start of competition season someone will clarify this for us.....

i think that it should only be level 5. Like really, who is goingg to want to sit through watchingg all those levels, thats stupid & pluss Worlds will just end up like another Nationals or somethingg. OVER-RATED!!

I just hope that some level 5 teams don't drop down to level 4 just to win