All-Star No more NCA in Dallas? 👋

[TheCheerBuzz]

NCA Nationals might be moved to another city - here's why...​

Plans to relocate NCA Nationals (aka the largest cheer competition in the world) have been discussed since last year, but have recently made headlines again.

It all started last year when it was announced that the city council members in Dallas approved a plan to construct a new $4 billion convention center (article) - intending to replace the current NCA arena.

Now, it looks like they're officially considering applications from other venues to host the competition, as this LinkedIn post says:

Here’s some of what the link from the post above says:

“The National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) is seeking a host site for its AII-Star National Championship and its NCA High School National Championship between 2026 and 2031. Both are among the most prestigious events in the industry.”
“Attendees: 25,000 participants and 38,000 spectators (All-Star); 5,000 participants and 7,500 spectators (High School)
Estimated Total Hotel Room Nights: Approx 38,000 (All-Star); 8,000 (High School)
Economic Impact: Approx $65 million (All-Star); $15 Million (High School). Figures based on 2023 events.”
Click here to read the entire information.

Now everyone is sharing their opinions on where the competition should be moved, and there are countless suggestions for venues around the US

We want to hear from you too! Where do you think NCA should be held?​

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[catlady]

For NCA Nationals, there are only 7 convention centers that have over 1 million sq ft of exhibition space (Kay Bailey Hutchison's size). The following are who have the same or more exhibition space as Kay Bailey according to Wikipedia:

1. McCormick Place (Chicago, IL)
2. Orange County CC (Orlando, FL)
3. Las Vegas CC
4. Georgia World CC (Atlanta)
5. New Orleans Morial CC
6. International Expo Center (Cleveland)
7. Pennsylvania CC


Name- Location- Exhibition Space- Total Space

McCormick Place*	Chicago	2,670,000 sq ft (248,000 m2)[8]	9,000,000 sq ft (840,000 m2)[9]
Orange County Convention Center*	Orlando, Florida	2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2).	7,000,000 sq ft (650,000 m2)[10]
Las Vegas Convention Center*	Las Vegas	2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m2)	4,600,000 sq ft (430,000 m2)[11]
Georgia World Congress Center*	Atlanta	1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2)	3,900,000 sq ft (360,000 m2)[12]
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center	New York City	850,000 sq ft (79,000 m2)[13]	3,300,000 sq ft (310,000 m2)[14]
New Orleans Morial Convention Center*	New Orleans, Louisiana	1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)	3,100,000 sq ft (290,000 m2)
America's Center	St. Louis	523,000 sq ft (48,600 m2)	2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2)
San Diego Convention Center	San Diego	615,700 sq ft (57,200 m2)	2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2)[15]
Huntington Place	Detroit	723,500 sq ft (67,220 m2)	2,400,000 sq ft (220,000 m2)
Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Washington, D.C.	703,000 sq ft (65,300 m2)	2,300,000 sq ft (210,000 m2)[16]
Sands Expo and Convention Center	Las Vegas	936,600 sq ft (87,010 m2)	2,250,000 sq ft (209,000 m2)[17]
International Exposition Center (I-X Center)*	Cleveland	1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)	2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)[18]
Colorado Convention Center	Denver	584,000 sq ft (54,300 m2)	2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)
Mandalay Bay Convention Center	Las Vegas	861,231 sq ft (80,011.0 m2)	2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)[19]
Music City Center	Nashville, Tennessee	350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2)	2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center*	Dallas	1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)	2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)
Pennsylvania Convention Center*	Philadelphia	1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)	2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)[20][21]
Moscone Convention Center	San Francisco	700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2)	2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)
George R. Brown Convention Center	Houston	853,000 sq ft (79,200 m2)	1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Greater Columbus Convention Center	Columbus, Ohio	447,000 sq ft (41,500 m2)	1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Anaheim Convention Center	Anaheim, California	815,000 sq ft (75,700 m2)[22]	1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2)
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center	San Antonio	514,000 sq ft (47,800 m2)[23]	1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2)
David L. Lawrence Convention Center	Pittsburgh	330,000 sq ft (31,000 m2)	1,450,000 sq ft (135,000 m2)
NRG Center	Houston	706,000 sq ft (65,600 m2)	1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2)
Indiana Convention Center	Indianapolis	566,600 sq ft (52,640 m2)	1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2)
Baltimore Convention Center	Baltimore	425,000 sq ft (39,500 m2)	1,225,000 sq ft (113,800 m2)
Kentucky Exposition Center	Louisville, Kentucky		1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)
CenturyLink Center Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	194,000 sq ft (18,000 m2)[24]	1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)[25]
Hawaii Convention Center	Honolulu		1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)
World Equestrian Center	Ocala, Florida	1,026,500 sq ft (95,360 m2)	1,036,100 sq ft (96,260 m2)
Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation	Cleveland	767,000 sq ft (71,300 m2)	1,002,000 sq ft (93,100 m2)[26]
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center	Rosemont, Illinois	840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2)	1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Miami Beach Convention Center	Miami Beach, Florida	502,000 sq ft (46,600 m2)	1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Atlantic City Convention Center	Atlantic City, New Jersey	500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)	1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Oregon Convention Center	Portland, Oregon	255,000 sq ft (23,700 m2)	1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Seattle Convention Center	Seattle	485,150 sq ft (45,072 m2)	988,422 sq ft (91,827.4 m2)
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center	Boston	516,000 sq ft (47,900 m2)	976,000 sq ft (90,700 m2)
Phoenix Convention Center	Phoenix, Arizona	312,000 sq ft (29,000 m2)	900,000 sq ft (84,000 m2)
Austin Convention Center	Austin, Texas	246,092 sq ft (22,862.7 m2)	881,400 sq ft (81,880 m2)
Los Angeles Convention Center	Los Angeles	720,000 sq ft (67,000 m2)	867,000 sq ft (80,500 m2)
Charlotte Convention Center	Charlotte, North Carolina	280,000 sq ft (26,000 m2)	850,000 sq ft (79,000 m2)[27]
Bartle Hall Convention Center	Kansas City, Missouri	388,000 sq ft (36,000 m2)[28]	800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2)[29]
Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter	Perry, Georgia	738,204 sq ft (68,581.4 m2)	781,831 sq ft (72,634.5 m2)
Salt Palace Convention Center	Salt Lake City	515,000 sq ft (47,800 m2)	679,000 sq ft (63,100 m2)
Greensboro Coliseum Complex	Greensboro, North Carolina	200,988 sq ft (18,672.4 m2)	647,000 sq ft (60,100 m2)
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	593,872 sq ft (55,172.5 m2)	634,507 sq ft (58,947.6 m2)
Broward County Convention Center	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2)	600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2)
Tampa Convention Center	Tampa, Florida	200,000 sq ft	600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2)
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center	Long Beach, California	299,000 sq ft (27,800 m2)	572,387 sq ft (53,176.5 m2)
Expo Square	Tulsa, Oklahoma		570,508 sq ft (53,001.9 m2)
San Jose Convention Center	San Jose, California	165,000 sq ft (15,300 m2)	550,000 sq ft (51,000 m2)
Alliant Energy Center	Madison, Wisconsin	495,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)	522,900 sq ft (48,580 m2)
Mississippi State Fair grounds	Jackson, Mississippi	458,449 sq ft (42,591.3 m2)	505,449 sq ft (46,957.7 m2)
Raleigh Convention Center	Raleigh, North Carolina	150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2)	500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)
Suburban Collection Showplace	Novi, Michigan	305,000 sq ft (28,300 m2)	460,000 sq ft (43,000 m2)
Hynes Convention Center	Boston	176,480 sq ft (16,396 m2)[30]	427,800 sq ft (39,740 m2)[31]
Spokane Convention Center	Spokane, Washington	120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2)	390,000 sq ft (36,000 m2)
Lancaster Event Center	Lincoln, Nebraska	358,453 sq ft (33,301.4 m2)	387,153 sq ft (35,967.7 m2)
Reno-Sparks Convention Center	Reno, Nevada	381,000 sq ft (35,400 m2)
Duke Energy Convention Center	Cincinnati, Ohio	195,320 sq ft (18,146 m2)	366,200 sq ft (34,020 m2)
Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	334,406 sq ft (31,067.3 m2)	358,882 sq ft (33,341.2 m2)
Eastern States Exposition Complex	West Springfield, Massachusetts		355,400 sq ft (33,020 m2)
Fairplex	Pomona, California	312,820 sq ft (29,062 m2)	342,820 sq ft (31,849 m2)
Brazos County Expo	Bryan, Texas	293,000 sq ft (27,200 m2)	341,000 sq ft (31,700 m2)
Greenville Convention Center	Greenville, South Carolina	280,000 sq ft (26,000 m2)	340,000 sq ft (32,000 m2)
Portland Expo Center	Portland, Oregon	324,000 sq ft (30,100 m2)	339,433 sq ft (31,534.4 m2)
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex	Birmingham, Alabama	220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2)	320,000 sq ft (30,000 m2)
Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center	Biloxi, Mississippi	158,112 sq ft (14,689.1 m2)	314,221 sq ft (29,192.1 m2)
Amarillo National Center/Tri-State Expo Center	Amarillo, Texas	219,150 sq ft (20,360 m2)	311,180 sq ft (28,910 m2)
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center	Sacramento, California	159,709 sq ft (14,837.5 m2)	308,952 sq ft (28,702.6 m2)
Georgia International Convention Center	College Park, Georgia	150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2)	295,000 sq ft (27,400 m2)
Albuquerque Convention Center	Albuquerque, New Mexico	166,543 sq ft (15,472.4 m2)	280,837 sq ft (26,090.6 m2)
Iowa Events Center	Des Moines, Iowa	150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2)	280,132 sq ft (26,025.1 m2)
Earth Expo and Sky Convention Centers	Uncasville, Connecticut	125,000 sq ft (11,600 m2)	275,000 sq ft (25,500 m2)
Tony Nelssen Equestrian Center	Scottsdale, Arizona		274,000 sq ft (25,500 m2)
RiverCentre/Roy Wilkins Auditorium/Xcel Energy Center	St. Paul, Minnesota	159,800 sq ft (14,850 m2)	266,290 sq ft (24,739 m2)
Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center	Jacksonville, Florida		265,000 sq ft (24,600 m2)
Greater Richmond Convention Center	Richmond, Virginia	178,158 sq ft (16,551.4 m2)	258,708 sq ft (24,034.8 m2)
Mountain America Exposition Center	Sandy, Utah	243,000 sq ft (22,600 m2)	258,000 sq ft (24,000 m2)
Del Mar Fairgrounds	Del Mar, California	232,050 sq ft (21,558 m2)	252,050 sq ft (23,416 m2)
Cow Palace	Daly City, California	170,254 sq ft (15,817.1 m2)	250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2)
Renasant Convention Center	Memphis, Tennessee	125,000 sq ft (11,600 m2)	249,623 sq ft (23,190.7 m2)
Burton Complex	Lake Charles, Louisiana	235,000 sq ft (21,800 m2)	243,000 sq ft (22,600 m2)
Maryland State Fairgrounds	Timonium, Maryland	215,550 sq ft (20,025 m2)	240,020 sq ft (22,299 m2)
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center	Oaks, Pennsylvania		240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2)
Century II Convention and Performing Arts Center	Wichita, Kansas	198,800 sq ft (18,470 m2)	238,080 sq ft (22,118 m2)
Mobile Convention Center	Mobile, Alabama	100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)	234,106 sq ft (21,749.2 m2)
Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	213,080 sq ft (19,796 m2)	232,424 sq ft (21,592.9 m2)
Wisconsin Center	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	188,695 sq ft (17,530.3 m2)	226,201 sq ft (21,014.8 m2)
International Agri-Center	Tulare, California	193,300 sq ft (17,960 m2)	221,966 sq ft (20,621.3 m2)
Statehouse Convention Center	Little Rock, Arkansas	82,892 sq ft (7,700.9 m2)	220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2)
Tucson Convention Center	Tucson, Arizona	133,840 sq ft (12,434 m2)	218,821 sq ft (20,329.1 m2)
Cobb Galleria Centre	Cumberland, Georgia	144,000 sq ft (13,400 m2)	218,500 sq ft (20,300 m2)
Devos Place Convention Center	Grand Rapids, Michigan	162,000 sq ft (15,100 m2)	217,643 sq ft (20,219.7 m2)
Montana Expo Park	Great Falls, Montana	179,280 sq ft (16,656 m2)	210,279 sq ft (19,535.6 m2)
Virginia Beach Convention Center	Virginia Beach, Virginia	150,012 sq ft (13,936.6 m2)	210,264 sq ft (19,534.2 m2)
Deschutes County Expo Center	Redmond, Oregon	175,934 sq ft (16,344.8 m2)	209,670 sq ft (19,479 m2)
Glass City Center/Huntington Center	Toledo, Ohio	95,400 sq ft (8,860 m2)	205,128 sq ft (19,057.0 m2)
American Bank Center	Corpus Christi, Texas	100,500 sq ft (9,340 m2)	202,331 sq ft (18,797.2 m2)
Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center and Amsoil Arena	Duluth, Minnesota	106,832 sq ft (9,925.0 m2)	202,194 sq ft (18,784.4 m2)
Bismarck Event Center	Bismarck, North Dakota	146,000 sq ft (13,600 m2)	200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2)
Broadmoor Convention Center	Colorado Springs, Colorado	92,500 sq ft (8,590 m2)	200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2)
Tucson Expo Center	Tucson, Arizona	138,987 sq ft (12,912.3 m2)	199,512 sq ft (18,535.3 m2)
Lane Events Center	Eugene, Oregon	153,980 sq ft (14,305 m2)	194,438 sq ft (18,063.9 m2)
Charleston Area Convention Center/North Charleston Coliseum	North Charleston, South Carolina	106,960 sq ft (9,937 m2)	192,241 sq ft (17,859.8 m2)
North Dakota State Fair Center/All Seasons Arena	Minot, North Dakota	135,280 sq ft (12,568 m2)	192,176 sq ft (17,853.7 m2)
Connecticut Convention Center	Hartford, Connecticut	140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2)	191,500 sq ft (17,790 m2)
Von Braun Center	Huntsville, Alabama	148,320 sq ft (13,779 m2)	191,320 sq ft (17,774 m2)
National Cattle Congress Complex	Waterloo, Iowa	157,280 sq ft (14,612 m2)	190,930 sq ft (17,738 m2)
Peoria Civic Center	Peoria, Illinois	136,068 sq ft (12,641.1 m2)	189,090 sq ft (17,567 m2)
Raising Cane's River Center	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)	185,220 sq ft (17,208 m2)
San Mateo County Event Center	San Mateo, California	181,780 sq ft (16,888 m2)	182,440 sq ft (16,949 m2)
Roland E. Powell Convention Center	Ocean City, Maryland		182,200 sq ft (16,930 m2)
Resch Center and Expo	Green Bay, Wisconsin	153,563 sq ft (14,266.5 m2)	180,218 sq ft (16,742.8 m2)
Ocean Center	Daytona Beach, Florida	135,174 sq ft (12,558.1 m2)	179,078 sq ft (16,636.9 m2)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Fort Wayne, Indiana	152,000 sq ft (14,100 m2)	179,000 sq ft (16,600 m2)
Fair Expo Center	Sweetwater, Florida	162,521 sq ft (15,098.7 m2)	178,063 sq ft (16,542.6 m2)
Oncenter	Syracuse, New York	143,939 sq ft (13,372.4 m2)	177,329 sq ft (16,474.4 m2)
Multipurpose Event Center	Wichita Falls, Texas		177,300 sq ft (16,470 m2)
Knoxville Convention Center	Knoxville, Tennessee	119,922 sq ft (11,141.1 m2)	173,222 sq ft (16,092.9 m2)
Albany Capital Center/Empire State Plaza/MVP Arena	Albany, New York	113,248 sq ft (10,521.1 m2)	172,798 sq ft (16,053.5 m2)
York Expo Center	York, Pennsylvania	161,914 sq ft (15,042.3 m2)	172,545 sq ft (16,030.0 m2)
Bell County Expo Center	Belton, Texas	149,000 sq ft (13,800 m2)	170,900 sq ft (15,880 m2)
Springfield Expo Center/University Plaza Convention Center	Springfield, Missouri	98,000 sq ft (9,100 m2)	170,000 sq ft (16,000 m2)
The Monument	Rapid City, South Dakota	122,702 sq ft (11,399.4 m2)	169,552 sq ft (15,751.9 m2)
Stormont Vail Events Center	Topeka, Kansas	149,403 sq ft (13,880.0 m2)	167,203 sq ft (15,533.7 m2)
Linn County Expo Center	Albany, Oregon	159,000 sq ft (14,800 m2)	167,000 sq ft (15,500 m2)
Rhode Island Convention Center	Providence, Rhode Island	100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)	167,000 sq ft (15,500 m2)
Taylor County Expo Center	Abilene, Texas	137,000 sq ft (12,700 m2)	163,000 sq ft (15,100 m2)
Benton Convention Center	Winston-Salem, North Carolina		162,600 sq ft (15,110 m2)
Chattanooga Convention Center	Chattanooga, Tennessee	100,800 sq ft (9,360 m2)	160,580 sq ft (14,918 m2)
Denny Sanford Premier Center/Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	100,400 sq ft (9,330 m2)	160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2)
Extraco Events Center	Waco, Texas	157,818 sq ft (14,661.8 m2)	158,560 sq ft (14,731 m2)
Alerus Center	Grand Forks, North Dakota	99,600 sq ft (9,250 m2)	156,188 sq ft (14,510.3 m2)
Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center	Anchorage, Alaska	72,240 sq ft (6,711 m2)	154,444 sq ft (14,348.3 m2)
Gas South Arena and Convention Center	Duluth, Georgia	107,000 sq ft (9,900 m2)	153,422 sq ft (14,253.4 m2)
Island Grove	Greeley, Colorado	112,400 sq ft (10,440 m2)	151,138 sq ft (14,041.2 m2)
New Jersey Convention and Exhibition Center	Edison, New Jersey	135,000 sq ft (12,500 m2)	150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2)
Central Bank Center/Rupp Arena	Lexington, Kentucky	100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)	150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2)
Mayo Civic Center	Rochester, Minnesota	66,010 sq ft (6,133 m2)	149,306 sq ft (13,871.0 m2)
Golden Spike Event Center	Ogden, Utah	100,610 sq ft (9,347 m2)	149,250 sq ft (13,866 m2)
Chisholm Trail Expo Center	Enid, Oklahoma	118,928 sq ft (11,048.8 m2)	148,405 sq ft (13,787.3 m2)
South Carolina State Fairgrounds	Columbia, South Carolina	138,136 sq ft (12,833.3 m2)	147,956 sq ft (13,745.6 m2)
Buffalo County Exposition Center/Ag Pavilion/Exhibit Building	Kearney, Nebraska	136,500 sq ft (12,680 m2)	146,500 sq ft (13,610 m2)
Metrapark	Billings, Montana		145,400 sq ft (13,510 m2)
Ector County Coliseum	Odessa, Texas		145,000 sq ft (13,500 m2)
Palm Beach County Convention Center	West Palm Beach, Florida	100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)	143,000 sq ft (13,300 m2)
Tacoma Dome	Tacoma, Washington		138,800 sq ft (12,890 m2)
Klamath County Event Center	Klamath Falls, Oregon	128,225 sq ft (11,912.5 m2)	137,425 sq ft (12,767.2 m2)
Judson F. Williams Convention Center	El Paso, Texas	80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2)	133,000 sq ft (12,400 m2)
Myrtle Beach Convention Center	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	100,800 sq ft (9,360 m2)	132,041 sq ft (12,267.0 m2)
Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center	Salem, Oregon	114,504 sq ft (10,637.8 m2)	131,102 sq ft (12,179.8 m2)
Palm Springs Convention Center	Palm Springs, California	92,545 sq ft (8,597.7 m2)	128,450 sq ft (11,933 m2)
Fargodome	Fargo, North Dakota	100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)	128,379 sq ft (11,926.8 m2)
McGee Park	Farmington, New Mexico	78,500 sq ft (7,290 m2)	124,118 sq ft (11,530.9 m2)
Lansing Center	Lansing, Michigan	71,760 sq ft (6,667 m2)	124,118 sq ft (11,530.9 m2)
National Orange Show Events Center	San Bernardino, California	96,000 sq ft (8,900 m2)	124,100 sq ft (11,530 m2)
Western North Carolina Agricultural Center	Fletcher, North Carolina	101,550 sq ft (9,434 m2)	121,150 sq ft (11,255 m2)
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center	Buffalo, New York	64,000 sq ft (5,900 m2)	110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2)

 

[Keep_Believing]

I am spolied. I like Dallas because it is about 3 1/2 hour drive for us. No expensive flights or crazy long drives. Plus the arena is magical!

 

[UCFKnights07]

i could see it going to atlanta, solely based on the convenience of how large the Atlanta airport is as a hub for transportation. Or maybe a different location in texas.
And i think parents and gyms alike would straight riot if it came to florida, ha.

 

[Momager]

Dallas was always a bad travel experience for me, from weather that the city was unprepared for, to taxis jacking prices. The condition of the arena was often poor with filthy restrooms and discarded trash under the seats and in the aisles, not to mention how impossible it is to get in and see your team compete. One year we were struggling just to get any food, as workers for the restaurant and hotel were unable to get to work in the weather.
It would be great to keep NCA out west though, so every competition isn't in the southeast, Georgia and Florida. I did not enjoy traveling to the same place multiple times a season.

 

[UCFKnights07]

also want to mention, would they really even consider moving to a smaller venue? i mean the logistics of how crazy nca has gotten i want to imagine they are looking for a bigger venue, or a venue that has more potential to have more competition floors, to make things run smoother.
Unless its solely due to money and business reasons, and they want to keep the tradition of nca only having one competition space, maybe.

 

[catlady]

also want to mention, would they really even consider moving to a smaller venue? i mean the logistics of how crazy nca has gotten i want to imagine they are looking for a bigger venue, or a venue that has more potential to have more competition floors, to make things run smoother.
Unless its solely due to money and business reasons, and they want to keep the tradition of nca only having one competition space, maybe.

I doubt they would move it to a smaller venue, but I guess it depends on what's available and what they can negotiate. I would hope they would return to KBH after it's rebuilt, but at a $2 billion price tag...well, it would be interesting to see the before and after pricing on those contracts. It doesn't logistically make sense to move it out of the South or Southeast because that's where their greatest cheer population resides, and the weather is generally a better guarantee against ice and snow in Feb. and Mar.

Something they could do, is go to a place with both exhibition halls and larger ballrooms. While it's not ideal, they could use the exhibition floors for higher levels and the larger lower level divisions, and ballrooms for lower levels with fewer teams. I doubt ceiling heights in a ballroom would be an issue for lower levels, but I guess you never know. It will be interesting to see where they go.