Details will posted here for teams as they become available:
Competition is free and open to the public – Invite school administrators, media, elected officials
Register Your team (Closed – just need to finalize all payments) Team Registration Status
UPDATED 3/4 – CHECKLIST INSPECTION SHEET
UPDATED 3/4 – Sample Flag Holder – need an example flag holder?
UPDATED 3/4 – Final program book – team pages – done – book off to printing…..
UPDATED 2/27 – CHM Building Details Pit Layout Scouting Report Sheet
UPDATED 2/25 – TEAMS: you will need to account for your own food. There just isn’t enough “volume” to get a volume discount and make these arrangements. Plan on having an adult (NOT THE TEAM) be available to go out for food – we will not hold up the tournament rounds if the team is not available.
Team Schedule for Friday, March 6 UPDATE 2/25 [Note: schedule is subject to change]
| . | Event Setup – HELP NEEDED | 10am – 2pm (lunch included) |
| Team check-in possible (CONSENT FORMS) | 2:30pm | |
| Team PITS open | 2:30 – 5:30pm | |
| Robot and Software Inspection | 2:30 – 7:00pm | |
| Building closes | 7:00pm |
Team Schedule for Saturday, March 7 UPDATE 2/28 [Note: schedule is subject to change]
| . | Team Check-in (CONSENT FORMS) | 7:15am-8:15am (must be done before judging starts) |
| Team PITs open | 7:15am | |
| Robot and Software Inspection | 7:30-10:00am Must pass inspection to participate in qualifying rounds! | |
| Judging Interviews | 8:30-10:00am | |
| Practice Rounds | 8:30-10:00am (first come, first served) | |
| Drivers Meeting | 10:00 am | |
| Opening Ceremony | 10:30 am | |
| Qualifying/Seeding Rounds | 11:00 am – 12:30pm, 1:15pm-2pm | |
| Alliance Selection | 2:30pm | |
| Elimination Rounds | 3:30pm | |
| Award Ceremony | 6pm | |
| Clean up – HELP NEEDED | 6:30-8pm |
| Highlight Tour of Visible Storage (30min) | 12pm, 1:30pm | |
| Tour of Visible Storage (75min) | 3:15pm | |
| Babbage Difference Engine Demo | 1pm, 2pm | |
| PDP-1 Demo | 1:30pm, 2:30pm |
Reminders: Teams bring your SAFETY GLASSES and SIGNED CONSENT FORMS FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR TEAM, COACHES AND MENTORS. Also, bring Engineering Notebook, Robot, parts, tools, laptop, lunch, snacks and water.
Some resources from VA FTC: Robot Troubleshooting Help Match Preparation
Depending on how the morning qualifying rounds go, if everyone has a robot that passes inspection, we will form 7 alliances of 3 teams each which means that Alliance #1 will get a “buy” for the first round. After alliance team selection, here is how the Elimination Bracket will happen.
Start thinking about your favorite tunes – Here is a PDF of the approved music list
Not sure that we will have everything on the list though, so if you have a “must play” favorite, let us know!
NEW 2/15 – IMPORTANT LESSONS LEARNED from Florida partner – Michael ran multiple qualifiers between November-February and learned a bunch of lessons.
Also, please help everyone have a great day by recruiting volunteers for the event.
Key Volunteer List (adult only) / General Volunteer List (all ages)
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