Competition Schedule		Activity Schedule
5:00PM-10:00PM	Team Load In, Pits Open, Inspection, Registration Open	7:00PM	Safety Captain Meeting* *If your Safety Captain is absent, no worries. We will check in with your team on Saturday.
9:00PM-10:00PM**	Robot Connection Tests, Field Open for Calibration and Measurement. Pits Closes at 10PM
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8:00AM	Pits Open	9:00AM-6:00PM	Concessions Open
8:00AM-8:30AM	Field Open for Calibration and Measurement
8:30AM	Driver’s Meeting on the Field
9:00AM-10:15AM	Practice Rounds
10:30AM-11:00AM	Opening Ceremonies
11:00AM-12:00PM	Qualification Matches
12:00PM-1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM-7:30PM	Qualification Matches
5:30PM-5:50PM	Break for Volunteers/Teams
8:00PM**	Pits Close 30 Minutes after the Last Match

8:00AM	Pits Open	9:00AM-4:00PM	Concessions Open
9:00AM-9:30AM	Opening Ceremonies
9:30AM-11:30PM	Qualification Matches
11:30PM-12:00PM	Alliance Selections
12:00PM-1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM-4:00PM	Playoff Matches
4:00 PM-4:45PM	Awards Ceremony
5:30PM**	Pits Close 30 mins following Awards Ceremony

Friday

3/4/2022

Saturday

3/5/2022

Sunday

3/6/2022

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Schedule subject to change. All times are estimated based on flow of rounds. See Pit Administration table for updated times.

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Event Parking

DSHS is relatively safe. If you are leaving trailers on-site please do not block multiple parking spots.

Friday:

Parking opens at 5pm. School traffic may be chaotic during that time; please plan accordingly.
It’s recommend to only bring team members needed for load-in, pit set-up and robot inspection
Want to unload at 5pm and avoid traffic?

Saturday and Sunday

Teams are strongly encouraged to arrive on-time both days and parking may become limited in the morning
Please only park in designated Robotics Parking areas or along the street (read and obey street parking signs)

Volunteer Parking

Trailer/Bus/ Overflow Parking

Team Parking

North

Team Parking

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Event Layout

Restroom
Equipment/Robot Load in
Team/Spectator Entrance
Cafeteria
Outdoor Eating Area
Judging Area
Pits
Playing Field
Machine Shop - Not Available
Volunteer Lounge
Robot Path to Field

Event Area
Off Limits

Playing Field

and Bleachers

Pits

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Field Layout

10x10

Field (54x27’)

Field Carpet (75x30’)

Scale�119ft = 5.93in

10ft = .498in

AV (30x15)

5x5

5x10

Scoring Table

32x8’

Robot Path to/from pit

Judges

Carts

Blue Alliance Station

Red Alliance Station

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Pit Layout Map

Robot Path to Field

Spectators to/from Stands

Pits are 10’x10’
Only water are permitted in the the Pit Area --please no open top beverages in the pit.

Inspection

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8507

8408

8114

8088

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5726

6155

6357

6800

7138

5503

4734

4610

3834

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3679

3735

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7621

Practice Area

30 x 20’

Pit Admin

10x8

4192

4063

8x10

Match live feed

Radio

1296

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General Pit Information

Pit power is limited.

Power generator may be shut down overnight so consider charging your batteries overnight at home/hotel.
No compressors or other large motors allowed.
Teams should bring a high quality grounded 25’ extension cable to connect their pit to power. There will be one drop with 6 outlets to share between 5-6 pits.

Team are not permitted to plug anything directly into gym outlets

Gyms have very limited power and the game equipment uses all available power.
We will remove and confiscate any equipment from gym/school outlets until after awards ceremony on Sunday. You have been warned!

Pit Sizes

Our best effort is made to provide 10’x10’ pit spaces, but due to venue limitations actual pits size may be as small as 9’x’9’ so please plan accordingly.
Consider traveling light! Less stuff means less setup time and you’ll have more room in your pits.
Match cycle time is much faster, so you won’t have as much time to work on your robot between matches.

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Concessions & Lunch Preorder Information

There will be a concession stand open during the event with proceeds benefiting the Dripping Springs HS Robotics Team - FRC6357 The Spring Konstant.

Teams are not allowed to eat in the stands. Please eat in the cafeteria or designated areas
Please be courteous and clean-up after yourselves
Alert custodial staff immediately regarding any spills
Only water are permitted in the Stands and the Pit Area--please no open top beverages in these areas

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Practice Elements and Machine Shop

Practice Elements

A limited selection of practice elements will be available.
Teams are required to have passed size, weight, and bumper inspections before gaining access to the practice elements.
Safety glasses are required while in the practice area.
The number of teams in the practice area will be limited to ensure a more safe environment. Please use your gracious professionalism and limit your teams to 10 or 15 mins on the practice area at a time so other teams can use the resources.

Machine Shop - Not available at this event

A limited capability machine shop is being provided at this event by FRC3005, the RoboChargers.

Teams should bring stock and a detailed drawing of the part they need help with to the machine shop table for assistance

Please come prepared. Use the build season and the withholding allowance to bring extras of any parts with expected high failure rates.

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Volunteers

A big thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer! You should have already received an email confirming your assignment to a role.
If you volunteered at a previous event, and want to help at this event please apply in the FIRST system.

List of FIRST Volunteer Roles and Requirements:

https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/volunteer-event-roles-and-training-resources

If you are not assigned an official volunteer role at this event please do not wear your volunteer shirt or badge from a previous event
All volunteers must check-in with the volunteer coordinator before reporting to their post

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General Friday Information

Who to Bring

Your robot, drivers, core robot builders/pit crew and mentors
You might consider having only a partial team on Friday
Friday is NOT a good spectator day, it’s just pit activities

Team Registration

An adult mentor can visit pit admin starting at 6 PM.
Bring printed Team Roster from TIMS with handwritten additions with printed consent forms as needed

Respect the volunteers’ time and be mindful of the schedule

Please be respectful of the event volunteers time by cleaning-up and leaving the building before the pits are closed at 10pm.

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Load-In Directions

Please do not arrive before 5:00 pm Friday - Leave time for school traffic to dissipate
Teams will have access to pits and practice elements (if present) only. Event setup will be ongoing in other areas.
Want to unload Friday right at 5pm? Arrive in Dripping around 3:45 pm and stage yourself at the old Walnut Springs Elementary School (on Sportsplex Drive - it is now the Administration Building). Let your team run around outside and play frisbee. At 4:45pm, leave Walnut Elementary, take a right on Sportsplex Drive, and you will be exactly where you need to be -- missing all of the traffic.

North

Equipment Unload Entrance

Exit

Main Parking

Robots and Equipment enter through front

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Load-In and Inspection Friday 5pm – 10pm

Safety glasses are mandatory. You will not be allowed into the pits without them.
Follow instructions from on site staff.
You may NOT park in the loading area. The driver MUST stay with the vehicle. Drop it and park in designated area. Staff your unload team appropriately to make this happen.
Bring a cart! You will need a cart with at least 3” diameter wheels. See: Wheel requirements
Pit setup is allowed.
Your priority on Friday should be passing inspection!

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Wheel Requirements for Anything Rolling

Carts will need to traverse cable protectors for load-in and travel to and from the field. Expect cable protectors to be at least 2” tall.
Your FRC robot cart MUST have >3” diameter wheels

Wheels must be in good working order. No damaged or stuck wheels. Soft rubber. No hard plastic or steel tread wheels.
Maximum weight for your carts, tool boxes, etc will be 50 lbs per inch of wheel size (1 cart, 4 x 3” wheels, 600lbs max)

Under no circumstances will we allow wheels less than 3” in diameter on ANY equipment / boxes / carts

Very high likelihood of damage to floors
You won’t clear our cable management equipment

All wheels must be non marking rubber or synthetic wheels

No steel wheels. No sharp wheels.

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Friday Inspection Process

It is rare for a robot to pass inspection on the first attempt. It is an iterative process.
Please start inspection early, even if you know you are not completely ready. Your robot might have an issue you aren’t aware of which takes time to fix.
Inspectors are your friends! Inspectors are here to help get you on the field safely and fairly and help you pass inspection.
Do not wait to start the inspection process. Time is very limited.
Inspection involves the following:

To start inspection go to the inspection station with your robot

Robot size and weight will be done at the inspection station
Bumpers and Battery Removed, Bring both red and blue bumpers

Radio programming at the Radio Kiosk Station
An inspector will come to your pit to complete the inspection with your robot

If the field announces they are ready, queue-up to go to the field for a connection test

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Practice Rounds and Field Connection

Practice matches will run from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM

If your team is not ready to practice yet, use this time to go to the field to complete a connection test if you have not already done so.

Teams can practice in additional matches by using the filler line. To use the filler line:

You team must be fully inspected
Check-in with the lead queuer
Teams can only be in one queueing slot at a time

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Qualification Matches

Saturday:

Opening ceremony is at 10:30 AM on Saturday
Qualifications matches start directly after at approximately 11:00 AM.
The first three matches will be queued before the start of opening ceremony
Matches will continue until 7:30 PM on Saturday

Sunday

Opening ceremony is at 9:00 AM on Sunday
Matches will Start at approximately 9:30 AM
The first three matches of the day will be queued before the start of opening ceremony
Qualification Matches continue from 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM on Sunday

The time between your matches is much shorter at events with fewer attending teams.

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Awards and Judging

All awards will be given during the award ceremony scheduled from 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM on Sunday.

Saturday and Sunday will be very busy days for everyone, and some teams may have back to back matches scheduled. It is highly recommended that you always leave someone in your pit during matches to make sure you don't miss a judge interview.

No award ceremony on Saturday
No Chairman’s sign ups:

Teams who have successfully submitted for the Chairman’s Award will be randomly assigned to an interview slot. Interview schedule will be available at Pit Admin

Dean’s List Students - Virtual Interviews

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Load-out Directions

No parking in load out area. Do not block traffic on Fair Oaks Avenue.
Load out will begin as soon as the alliance selection is complete.
Teams are strongly encouraged to pack up their pit as soon as their team is no longer in the tournament
Loaded trailers/busses are welcome to repark so the teams can attend the rest of the tournament and awards ceremony

Robots and Equipment exit through front

North

Equipment Load Entrance

Exit

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COVID Protocol

Please see all latest updates at�https://firstintexas.org/covid-19-notice/

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Good Luck and Have Fun!

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