Power Play Coach Email Volume 4: 9-12-22 – Coaches Chat Thursday, grants and more
Greetings Coaches & Mentors!
If you are new to this email this is the place where you will find all of the Washington specific FIRST Tech Challenge information. Coaches in the FIRST system for the Power Play season will be added weekly. 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:
- Power Play season is upon us!
- FTC Coaches Chat this Thursday
- FTC Tuesday’s with Kevin
- Onshape with Kevin Tues & Wed
- Registration (Both FIRST & FIRST Washington)
Power Play Season is upon us!
I hope you are all as excited about the season as I am. It looks like a great challenge , I always love to see all of the different solutions the student come up with for the same challenge!
If you missed the kickoff video, you can view it here
FTC Coaches Chat scheduled this Thursday, Sept 15 at 7:00 pm
We will have our first Coaches Chat of the season on Thursday, Sept 15 from 7-8 pm. For those of you who are new to FTC, this is an opportunity to see what is going on with FTC in Washington as well as to connect with other coaches in Washington and share ideas.
At this meeting, we will go over the schedule for the season and answer any questions you may have.
We look forward to seeing everyone on the 15th and hearing what you think about this year’s challenge!
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FTC Tuesdays with Kevin 6-7 pm every Tuesday
Online help and talks about FTC. Help on how to design, build, and program your FTC robots. Tips on finding things, help with ‘how can I’ questions, ‘where I can get’ questions, ‘this doesn’t work’ questions. No question about your FTC project will go unanswered. Everyone is welcome.
All of these meetings start on 9/13/2022 and will be each week until December 14th. They all use the following Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82913817510?pwd=SEZPeC9UQmk2dkpWRFFsaXdkaWxvdz09
Meeting ID: 829 1381 7510
Passcode: NerdyTalk
We will make every attempt to record and upload these sessions to Youtube each week. Check our FIRST Washington Youtube channel and the ‘with Kevin’ playlist.
Onshape with Kevin every Tuesday & Wednesday
Onshape CAD Tuesday with Kevin (Tuesdays 7pm to 8:30pm)
Onshape CAD Wednesday with Kevin (Wednesday 6:30pm to 8:00pm)
Online help learning about CAD using Onshape. This 90 minute session will help get you started and help solve your CAD issues using Onshape. Many of the techniques will apply to other CAD programs as well, but this one will specifically use Onshape. Learn about assemblies, importing parts from vendors like Rev Robotics and AndyMark, modifying parts, creating your own parts for 3D printing, and working with a team on a project. Onshape is free for every FIRST participant and runs on a wide array of hardware because it is web based. You will, however, want a three button mouse. Specifically, a mouse with a left and right button plus a center scrolling mouse button. You can get one for about $6 from Amazon prime. CAD programs work very poorly on laptops with finger pads (trackpads).
Onshape CAD will be applicable to both FTC and FRC. All are welcome.
The first week (9/13 and 9/14) both days will focus on getting you and your team setup to use Onshape in an efficient way, demos on what the program does, and a tour of where to find the tutorials and which ones to start with. I expect that 9/14 will be mostly a repeat of 9/13.
All of these meetings start on 9/13/2022 and will be each week until December 14th. They all use the following Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82913817510?pwd=SEZPeC9UQmk2dkpWRFFsaXdkaWxvdz09
Meeting ID: 829 1381 7510
Passcode: NerdyTalk
We will make every attempt to record and upload these sessions to Youtube each week. Check our FIRST Washington Youtube channel and the ‘with Kevin’ playlist.
Registering with FIRST & FIRST Washington
FIRST Registration
Just a reminder that teams need to register both with FIRST and FIRST Washington. Please register with FIRST as soon as possible if you haven’t already. You can do this from your dashboard on firstinspires.org
FIRST Washington Registration
FTC Registration in Washington is open!
Our registration form (formerly the FIRST Washington Grant form) is open. Any team planning to compete in Washington needs to fill out our registration form. If you are interested in receiving a grant, you will need to complete the form prior to September 30. Here is the link to the registration form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/fef251a315a44f02ad73abc987b3f63b
To be placed in a league, you must be registered both with FIRST and FIRST Washington. We will start placing teams into leagues the very beginning of October. To be guaranteed a spot in the league closest to you, you must register your team with BOTH FIRST and FIRST Washington by September 30.
Have a fantastic week everyone!
Kevin Emery
FTC Program Delivery Partner
FIRST Washington
Adrienne Collins
Director of Programs
FIRST Washington