It seems that VA-DC schedules the regional qualifiers awfully early. Maryland does theirs in Dec/Jan. 

The later start seems like a better idea considering that school-based rookie teams usually start in mid-September, a few weeks after school starts. 

I am curious why Virginia's qualifiers run so early and wondering if it would be possible/desirable to run future qualifiers later in the years so teams get more time to practice? 

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