Charged Up Coach Email Volume 18: 1-17-23 Coaches Chat and workshop info!
Greetings Coaches!
If you are new to this email this is the place where you will find all of the Pacific NW District specific FIRST Robotics Competition information. Coaches in the FIRST system for the current season will be added once teams are able to register for events. Every email from me will be numbered and that number lets you know which update it is, if you miss an update you can find it on our website.
Here is what I have for you today:
- FLL Semi Finals Jan 21 & 22 could use a few more judges
- Next FRC Coaches Chat
- Corvallis scrimmage is back!
- Hosting a workshop/quiet room at an FRC event in 2023
FLL Semi Finals January 21 & 22 could use a few more judges!
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Judges (minimum age of 17 years old) at our FLL Semifinal events.
These are two, 1-day events the weekend of January 21st. You can sign up for either event, it is not required to do the whole weekend! But we do need Judges at either.
Washington FLL Semifinal Saturday – January 21st, 2023
Jackson High School (1508 136th St SE Mill Creek, WA)
7:00am – 5:00pm
Washington FLL Semifinal Sunday – January 22nd, 2023
Jackson High School (1508 136th St SE Mill Creek, WA)
7:00am – 5:00pm
How to Register as an Event Volunteer (firstwa.org)
Our next FRC Coaches Chat is scheduled for Thurs, Feb 16 at 7:00 pm
In general, because we know how busy you are building your robots, we do not have a January Coaches Chat.
The February Coaches Chat is very important. At this meeting, we go over all of the general event information for the entire season. If you are unable to attend, it is important that you have someone attend in your place. You are responsible not only to know this information, but to pass it along to whoever else needs to have it (mentors, parents, chaperones etc…) Please make sure you have an adult representative from your team on this call.
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The Corvallis Scrimmage is back!!
After a couple of years off (because of COVID) FIRST FORCE is once again hosting their scrimmage in February!
The event will be on Sunday, February 19th. For more details, click here If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Denise Cardinali at denise@firstforceteams.org
Hosting a workshop at an FRC event
Prior to COVID, we had several teams hosting workshops at our District events. We are hoping to be able to bring that back in 2023. Please keep in mind that not all events are able to support workshops but we will do our best to support workshops at every event we can.
To host a workshop, your teams needs to:
- Fill out this form by February 13th
- Attach a PowerPoint slide to the form with information on your workshop that I can share with coaches
I will reach out to our hosts and notify teams who have completed the above form if they are able to host a workshop.
Please do not contact the site directly. Our hosts are all trying to build their robot just like your team but have the added stress of also getting ready to host an event. The only way your team will be able to run a workshop is by filling out this form.
Quiet room hosts – It would be helpful to me if you also filled out this form and put quiet room as the workshop name. This will help me by keeping all of the additional space requirements on one sheet.