Rapid React Coach Email Volume 18: 1-28-22 – Significant changes to the event schedules!
Greetings Coaches!
If you are new to this email this is the place where you will find all of the Washington specific FIRST Robotics Competition information. Coaches in the FIRST system for the RAPID REACT 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:
- Significant changes to the event schedules
- We are planning in person Judging for our events (but plan to be flexible)
- Capacity at events
- Next Coaches Chat Thursday, 2-17 at 7:00 pm
- Robot inspection zoom meeting, would you be interested?
Significant changes to the event schedules.
Event Schedules have now been posted on the FRC page of firstwa.org. You can view them here
There is one significant change to all of our events. Load in is no longer scheduled for the set up day (Day 0) We may have a small window on set up day for teams to load in their equipment and set up their pit but only 5 team members will be allowed and you will not be allowed to work on your robot.
Matches will not be starting until after lunch on the first competition day. Consider bringing only the people (students & mentors) you need to get the robot inspected and ready to compete in the competition first thing in the morning and have the rest of the team join you after lunch.
We are currently planning in person judging
We have been considering remote judging but after looking at the options, feel in person is the best option for our teams and volunteers. That being said, there could be circumstances where an event needs to pivot to remote judging so please be sure to keep up on all communications and prepare to be flexible when needed.
Capacity at events
We are still communicating with our venues to determine what capacity limitations there will be at the events this year. It will be very important that you either attend or watch team briefings/coaches chats and keep up on event communication. We will do our best to keep you informed of changes but need your help to make sure you know what is happening at your events before you arrive.
Next Coaches chat is scheduled for Thursday, 2-17 at 7:00 pm, please make sure you have one adult from your team attend.
General FIRST WA Zoom Account is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Robot Inspection Zoom meeting, would you be interested?
Do you think your team would benefit from the opportunity to be on a zoom meeting with some of our LRI’s prior to the season starting? We recognize that most team members haven’t been to an event yet AND that we have reduced the time to get loaded in and inspected. Please fill out this survey to let us know if you think a zoom meeting would be helpful. If we get enough responses, we will work with our LRI’s to make it happen!
Adrienne Collins
Director of Programs
FIRST Washington