919 would be able to be handled a few places.

There are alot of kids that make it to District, and not so many make it to State. I think giving the one that wouldn't make it to state year in and year out a good sense of accomplishment getting to District.

Sometimes the small goals keeps them going, rather than getting beat out in 2-3 matched in a single District qualifier.

I am pretty sure that I wouldn't been able to talk 3-4 of our kids into staying out knowing they would go into 1 tougher tournament vs 1 medium tough (some brackets) then on to the tougher one.

You can pull the tougher kids make tougher kids, but these were 1st year novice kids that should at least experience the run to state.

I think helping the number stay up start with the younger kids and not getting to wound up about the HS kids. I would not even put them in a sub, righ ton to District.