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FTC Blog: Volume 11

by | Oct 31, 2023 | FTC

First Round of League Events are this Weekend

A few things to note:

  • Most teams do not feel ready to compete.  If you feel you are not ready, you are not alone!!!
  • Show up to your event regardless of how ready you feel.  There will be people at the event that will help you get your robot on the field.
  • You will need to print off your team roster and turn it in at each event you attend.  Be prepared and make sure to have your roster with you.

 

FTC Invoices have been sent to the main contact listed on the FIRST Washington Registration form

Please make sure to pay your invoice as soon as possible.  We would like it paid before your event this weekend.  It will need to be paid before your event in December.

If you did not receive an invoice, feel free to email me and let me know.  Please include your team number in the email.

 

FRC Blog Volume 9 – Make sure you are registered for a kickoff

by | Oct 31, 2023 | FRC

FRC Blog Volume 9 – Make sure you are registered for a kickoff

Make sure you are registered for a kickoff

Every team needs to select a kickoff to attend or your team will be marked as a my site. 

If your team is marked as a my site it means

  • You kit will not ship to you until after kickoff (so it may take a week or longer until you receive it)
  • You will be charged shipping by firstinspires

You can register for your kickoff on your firstinspires dashboard

You are not required to attend the kickoff, you can send someone to pick up your kit during the kit pick up window.

The recording from our last coaches chat is posted

 

I apologize for the confusion.  I thought all of the zoom meeting links had been removed but there was a zoom link still on our calendar so I know many of you were trying to attend the meeting but couldn’t find the correct link.

As I said in the last blog, we are switching over to teams for these meetings so be sure to check that the link you are using is a teams link.

Click the button below to navigate to the slide deck and recording on our website.

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FRC Fall Workshops : Hosted by FRC Team 2557

Please join us for our annual get together focused on everything to do with FRC robots and general game play. Some of the workshops will be repeats of previous years – valuable to rookie teams and new members of veteran teams.

RSVP HERE!

Date: November 18, 2023

Time: 9 AM – 3 PM

Location: Point Defiance Zoo Environmental Learning Center (ELC) Tacoma, WA 98407

Lunch: Generous Pizza Slice, Chips, Cookie and Drink for $5 (sign up onsite)

We plan to have some new topics this year. Possibilities are:

• Using websites like Chief Delphi

• Pit organization

• Front of House – speaking effectively to judges and others,

• Pre-season Design Challenges,

• Care and Feeding of Mentors

• Managing Luck

Or any other topic you would like to see or present. We are always looking for new topics and presenter

FTC Blog – Volume 10 – Invoices went out 10-16

by | Oct 17, 2023 | FTC

FTC Blog – Volume 10 – Invoices went out 10-16

FTC Invoices went out Monday, October 16

If your FTC team was registered with FIRST HQ and FIRST Washington, you should have received your invoice yesterday.

Invoices were sent to the person designated on your FIRST Washington registration form.

 

The invoice was sent from accounting@firstwa.org so check you spam folder if you don’t see it.  If you did not receive your invoice, send an email to accounting@firstwa.org and include your team number in the subject line of the email.

 

 

FTC Coaches Chat – Tuesday, October 17 at 7:00 pm

We will be having our next Coaches Chat next Tuesday at 7:00 pm.  Some of the things we will be talking about on the meeting are:

  •  Leagues
  • Invoices
  • Event Schedule
  • What happens at events

There will also be time for you all to connect and chat about how your season is going so far.

 

FTC Coaches Chat Meeting Link

FTC Blog Volume 9 – Leagues will be posted Friday

by | Oct 12, 2023 | FTC

FTC Blog Volume 9 – Leagues will be posted Friday

League Assignments should be posted by end of the day Friday, October 13

In order to be placed in a league, you must be registered with FIRST Washington.  

If you do not see your team on the list, it is probably because you have not registered with FIRST Washinton

We are working on posting the league information and will try to have all of that up by Friday evening as well but some leagues may not have info posted until Monday, October 16.

Event communication witll come from your League Coordinator.

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FTC Invoices should be sent out no later than Monday, October 16

In order to participate in your league events, you must have secured your FIRST Washington Registration.  

Those that filled out the registration form prior to the grant deadline (September 30) and requested a grant, should see grant funds applied to their invoice.

If you registered after the deadline, you may see some grant funds but you may also be responsible for the full $925.

 

 

FTC Build Day, October 14

As mentioned on our coaches chat, we will be having an FTC build day at our fieldhouse in Kent on Saturday, October 14.  This is an opportunity for teams to bring their robot (or robot parts) and collaborate with other teams while working on their robot.  Additionally, we will have a copmetition field set up for teams to practice on (if they are to that point)  The build day is really an open house format but we are asking teams to register.  Out of respect for our volunteers time, if we don’t have enough interest, we will cancel the build day.

 

Details and sign up is below:

  • Who:  Any rookie or veteran FTC team
  • What:  FTC Build Day
  • When:  October 14, 10 am – 3:00 pm
  • Where:  FIRST Washington Fielhouse 22426

Teams are required to register.  It is important for you to put your arrival time, an estimate for the number of students is just fine.

FTC Build Day Registration

FTC Coaches Chat – Tuesday, October 17 at 7:00 pm

We will be having our next Coaches Chat next Tuesday at 7:00 pm.  Some of the things we will be talking about on the meeting are:

  •  Leagues
  • Invoices
  • Event Schedule
  • What happens at events

There will also be time for you all to connect and chat about how your season is going so far.

 

FTC Coaches Chat Meeting Link

FRC Blog Volume 8 – Everyone needs to pick a 2nd preference

by | Oct 11, 2023 | FRC

FRC Blog Volume 8 – Everyone needs to pick a 2nd preference

Every team needs to pick a 2nd preference before 9 am tomorrow

There seems to be some confusion, it doesn’t matter how many events you listed for your first preference, you were only placed into one event.  

Every team needs to go in and preference for their 2nd event before 9 am tomorrow morning (If for some reason you are not doing a 2nd event, there is a choice that says “I’m not doing a 2nd event”  Remember, that does not change the cost to participate, however.)

Some teams will end up on the waitlist for the event they have chosen.  We have 12 rookies this year so my first priority will be to get those teams into their 2nd event.  Because of this, if you are a veteran coach, you may not hear from me until Monday.

Our next FRC Coaches Chat will be next Thursday, October 19th at 7:00 pm.

 

We will be switching over to Teams for the meetings from now on.

During this meeting we will be going over:

  • Invoicing
    • Timing
    • Payment Deadlines
  • Booster Accounts

Along with several other things.  It is also an opportunity for you all to connect and chat about what is going on in your shop.

 

Click the button below to join the meeting.

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