F. Regional Tournament Host. 

No regional host team shall be denied the opportunity of participating in department tournaments leading up to the regional tournament. Nor shall any team hosting a department or national regional tournament refuse to participate in any such tournament.

POINT OF EMPHASIS:

The host team for a department or national regional tournament is mandated to participate in the district and/or state tournament until such time as the team is eliminated from competition. Host teams will not be permitted to rest their team to avoid creating an unfair advantage at either a department or national regional tournament.