Reminders to teams participating this weekend
Coaches should be receiving emails with specifics on your Interleauge event, but I wanted to give some general reminders here:
- You must bring your team roster and signed consent forms to your Interleague. These are required by FIRST HQ for every event that your team attends. The events will not have the ability to print these for you so you must print them off ahead of time and turn them in when you check in your team.
- Please bring safety glasses for your students, mentors and spectators. Safety glasses should be worn around the field area as well as in the pits.
- Bring an extension cord and power strip so your team can tie into the power available in the pit area.
- Reminder, this is an all day event where judging happens in the morning. You may want to tell spectators come either when matches start or after lunchtime, there won’t be much for them to see in the morning.
- Please do not arrive early. You will not be allowed to enter the building early even if the weather is bad. Our volunteers are busy getting the event set up and ready for you – they have a very limited window to prep the venue, so please give them the time and space they need!
Next FTC Coaches Chat, Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00 pm
Our next coaches chat is scheduled for Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00 pm. Coaches chats are an opportunity for use to share important information with all of you as well as help you connect with other coaches. We recommend each team have one coach attend. Click here for meeting link.
Last Call – Dean’s List Nominations are Due December 15th
We will once again be having remote Dean’s List Interviews in January (More info on the Interview window will be sent to coaches after submissions close in December)
Lead and Alternate Coaches can nominate their students from their firstinspires dashboard until December 15th.
Don’t wait until the last minute, get your nominations in today.
After Your Season is Over? Volunteer at Events!
For many of you, your competition season will end after your Interleague event. But that doesn’t need to be the end of your FIRST. A fantastic way to improve your team is to volunteer at an event!
If you are a coach, judging at an event (for any program) can help you understand the judging process and how to direct your students to be stronger in the judging room.
Students can learn a lot from watching other robots and connecting with students from other teams.
We have 3 events after the first of the year. 2 Semi Final events in Maple Valley (Jan 11 & 12) and State in Seattle (Feb 1) Please consider signing up as a volunteer to support those events!
If there is an FLL or FTC event in your school district and your team isn’t already supporting it, please consider mobilizing your team to help out! We understand this time of year is busy, but many of our FLL and FTC hosts depend on fellow FIRST teams to help fulfill volunteer roles.
You can always reach out to us if you want more guidence about how to help out. Email Mara Kealey at marak@firstwa.org.
Volunteer Roles Needed: FTC
- Judges
- Scoring Referees
- Queuers
- Field Resetters
- Scorekeepers
Volunteer Roles Needed: FLL
- Judges
- Referees
- Queuers
- Field Resetters
- Scorekeepers
Important Dates & Deadlines
- January 11-12: Semi Final event window
- January 13-26: Dean’s List Interview window
- Jan 24: Compass Award Submission Deadline
- February 1: FTC State