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Competitions

The Bionic Tigers - FTC 10464

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Types of Competitions

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State Qualifier	State Championship
World Championship	Out of Season Competition

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State Qualifier

State Championship

World Championship

Or

State Championship

World Championship

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State Qualifiers

24-28 teams
Teams typically attend two - sometimes three
Advance four or five teams - depends on host team and amount of teams
Limit of three qualifiers
Qualifiers allow out-of-state play
Register as soon as they open!

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Advancement to State Qualifiers

Host team - if applicable
Inspire 1st place
Winning Alliance Captain
Inspire 2nd place
Winning Alliance 1st Team Selected
Inspire 3rd place

Full Advancement List is in the FTC Game Manual
Overlap at qualifiers is very common!
May be beneficial to attend an earlier and a later qualifier, but competitions get harder through the season

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State Championships

28-50 teams
Two types of state championships
Direct states have less spots than states with qualifiers
States you qualify in for have more spots
Advance two or more teams to world championship (Ohio has 6-7)

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Advancement at State Championships

Inspire Award 1st place
Winning Alliance Captain
Inspire Award 2nd place
Winning Alliance 1st Team Selected
Inspire Award 3rd place
Winning Alliance 2nd Team Selected
Think Award 1st place

Full Advancement List is in the FTC Game Manual
Overlap at state championships is less common, but occurs

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World Championships

160 teams at each championship (North and South)
Two divisions at the championship
International teams attend
All programs of FIRST are at the competition
Four days
Late April

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Off-Season Competitions & Scrimmages�

Independently held outside of FIRST
Mostly held by teams themselves
Change up the aspects of the game
May require applications
May or may not have judging
Scrimmages held before and during competition season

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Layout of Competitions - Night Before

Check-in

Robot inspection

Software inspection

Pre- scouting

Pit setup

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Pit Setup

Size allowance varies - double check!
Have displays that represent your team’s work
There should always be a team member in the pit
Safety glasses are required
Items in a pit:

Team handouts (Buttons)
Pre scouting sheets
Judging Displays
Tools
Building/robot materials
Trophies

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Pre-Scouting

Enables teams to strategize
Show team abilities/strengths
Teams begin to network
Helps alliance selection

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Layout of Competitions – Day of

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Judging rooms

Pre-scouting

Opening ceremony

Qualifying matches

Driver’s meeting

Lunch break

Qualifying matches

Alliance selection

Eliminations/finals

Awards

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Judging Rooms

Rooms with teams are posted the night before
15 minutes total - five minutes presenting guaranteed with no interruptions
Encompass most important aspects
Focus on highlights of programming, robot design, and outreach
Switch speakers
Skew questions in your favor
Polite to judges
Practice, practice, and practice!

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Opening Ceremony

Introduces teams
What the game is
Schedule of the day
What to expect

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Driver’s Meeting

Only drive team attends
Overview of rules from refs
Required
Allows for questions and clarification of rules

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Qualifying Matches

Match schedule is released the morning of
Opposing team could be your next partner
Scouting is important
Know your schedule
Talk to your alliance partner before match

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Alliance Selection

Ceremony
Top four ranked teams get to pick two teams
Captains are allowed to pick other captains - spots move up
Match schedule is released the morning of
Opposing team could be your next partner
Scouting is important
Know your schedule
Talk to your alliance partner before match
If you reject an offer, you cannot be picked again
Scouting is once again important
Gracious Professionalism

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Eliminations/Finals

Follows bracket system
1st seed alliance vs 4th seed alliance
2nd seed alliance vs 3rd seed alliance
Winner out of three matches
Sportsmanship emphasized

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Award Ceremony

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Thank the competitions supporters

Give more information about FIRST

Compass Award

Control Award

Promote Award

Motivate Award

Design Award

Innovate Award

Connect Award

Finalist Alliance

Winning Alliance

Inspire Award

Closing words

Teams Advancing

Think Award

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Credits

This lesson was written by The Bionic Tigers 10464 for FTCTutorials.com
You can contact the author at

More lessons for FIRST Tech Challenge are available at www.FTCtutorials.com

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