FTC Blog: Volume 13

by Adrienne Collins | Nov 14, 2023 | FTC

Next FTC Coaches Chat is scheduled for Tues, Nov 21 at 7:00 pm

This is a great opportunity to check in with all of you to see how your first league event went as well as talk about any changes coming up before the next round of league events.

We will also be talking about the Dean’s List submission process and deadlines on our next call.

There will also be an opportunity for coaches to chat so you can get connected with and collaborate with other coaches in Washington.

Coaches Chat

Dean’s List – Remote event in January

Dean’s List will be hosted remotely this year.

For more information, please attend the Coaches Chat next Tuesday.

Interleague dates and venues are live

For details specific to league and interleague events, visit the FTC League & Interleague Info page.

If you’re looking for a full calendar of events, you can visit the FIRST Washington Calendar.

FRC Blog: Volume 10

Important Deadlines in the next few weeks

FIRST Registration closes November 13. What does that mean?

If you are interested in a 3rd play, you need to select it before registration closes
If you haven’t already, you will want to select a kickoff before registration closes. It is important you select a kickoff. If you don’t, you will be listed as a my site and your kit will ship to you after kickoff (and you will be charged by FIRST for the shipping)

Securing your FIRST Registration: I know you are all receiving emails from FIRST but your team does NOT have to secure their FIRST registration prior to November 13, FIRST Washington will secure your FIRST registration by November 13th

FIRST Washington invoices will go out no later than November 20th. Here is a breakdown of what you will see on the invoice:

FIRST & FIRST Washington Registration fee of $13,000
Grants up to $6000 that show on your firstinspires dashboard (if you have grants totaling more than $6000, reach out to me to find out how that can be applied as payment to your invoice)
Grants from FIRST Washington and/or ORTOP

Your invoice will need to be secured by Friday, December 8 .

Our next FRC Coaches Chat will be Thursday, Nov 16 at 7 pm

Please try to have one adult attend. We will have a short agenda for this meeting:

Inovices and payment deadlines
Kickoff
Check in with all of you

These meetings are a great way to connect with other coaches!

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FTC Blog: Volume 12

by Adrienne Collins | Nov 7, 2023 | FTC

Next FTC Coaches Chat is scheduled for Tues, Nov 21 at 7:00 pm

This is a great opportunity to check in with all of you to see how your first league event went as well as talk about any changes coming up before the next round of league events.

We will also be talking about the Dean’s List submission process and deadlines on our next call

There will also be an opportunity for coaches to chat so you can get connected with and collaborate with other coaches in Washington.

Coaches Chat

FTC Invoices are due and MUST be paid prior to your next event.

For those teams that have paid their invoices, thank you! You can disregard the rest of this section.

For those of you who haven’t paid your FIRST Washington Registration (which is over half of our teams at this point) Please get your invoice paid asap. You may not be allowed to play in your second league event if your invoice is not secured.

Your invoice was sent to the person that was designated on your FIRST Washington registration form. If you did not receive your invoice, please let me know (Include your team number and who needs to receive the invoice in your email).

FTC Blog: Volume 11

by Adrienne Collins | 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 Adrienne Collins | 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