FTC Leagues and Meets Overview 
Why Leagues and Meets?
The primary reason is to create more opportunities for more teams to compete. In addition Leagues and Meets also reinforce the rapid prototype and design of the FTC program. It also becomes easier for kids and schools to participate, as the events require less of a time commitment and can be run after school (more affordable for busing) and are generally closer geographically. Meets provide a unique learning opportunity – having all those Teams there is a chance to highlight or educate on a skill while they are a captive audience. Lastly, Leagues and Meets promote community: Teams interact more and develop closer ties while Volunteers have more ownership and investment in the events.
What is a League?
A League is a group of 10-16 Teams that compete together in a series of League Meets. A League may be locally or regionally grouped. The League selects Teams or assigns committees to plan Meets, which are locally-funded. Each League must provide enough Meets so that each Team can participate in at least three. Regions may choose whether or not to allow inter-League play and regions may choose to allow inter-region League play.
What is a Meet?
A Meet is a one-field competition with modified Judging (see Judging section below) that uses the same field and game as other events. Teams may choose to participate in as few or many Meets as they choose, but participating in more improves their League ranking (see League Ranking section below). A Meet is approximately 3-4 hours long, and includes: set-up, inspections, five or more matches per Team, Judging, and tear down. Volunteers commit to five hours of time. These could be held as an after-school activity,
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