Those numbers are very interesting and more than a little puzzling. For the past several years we have been showing a slow, steady growth in our total numbers. At this point in the season we have 8092 competitor memberships compared to 7985 at this point last year. I'd like even greater growth, but for a mature program in a state with a stagnant youth population (in the past 16 years the number of youth in Kansas has only increased by a total of 5.2%) those numbers aren't too bad.

So why are the subdistrict numbers down this year? Will - can the one-year drop be attributed to a single subdistrict or age group? What has changed from last year?