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10 Steps for Rookie Team Success in FIRST Robotics

This guide outlines a comprehensive agenda for rookie teams aiming for success in the FIRST Robotics competition. It covers essential steps such as marketing and registration, team organization, preseason activities, build season planning, competition strategy, and post-season recognition. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of mentorship, community outreach, and maintaining enthusiasm throughout the year. By following these ten steps, rookie teams can effectively establish a strong foundation for their participation in robotics competitions. For more information, visit the FIRST website.

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10 Steps for Rookie Team Success in FIRST Robotics

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  1. Rookie teams 10 Steps for Success October 2013

  2. AGENDA • Welcome • The FIRST Culture • 10 Step Process • Q&A

  3. Welcome to the world of fIRST • www.firstroboticscanada.org • www.usfirst.org • www.chiefdelphi.com

  4. 10 STEPS • Step 1 : Marketing and Registration • Step 2 : Organization and Timeline • Step 3 : Team Setup • Step 4 : Preseason Activities • Step 5 : Build Season Activities • Step 6 : Competitions • Step 7 : Post Season Activities • Step 8 : Recognition and Reward • Step 9 : Closing the Year • Step 10: Re-Start Planning for new year

  5. SteP 1 : Marketing and registration Marketing • Grade 9 Night • Info session • Synervoice • Announcements • Class visits Registration Process for application Registration Application forms Deadline and Fees Go to usfirst.org > Calendar

  6. SteP 2 : organization and timeline Organization • 2-3 Professional Teachers or Engineers/2-3 Additional Adults • 15-25-? Students. Sponsors (Financial/expertise) • A meeting place, Tools, Time, Mentor team • Sub teams and leads Support structure Students Timeline School Industry Partners Mentors Listing of all your key deliverables, milestones • Pre-season • Build season • Post season Parents

  7. Sample Team StructureNote: each group has three components for success Program Management Lead Student/Teacher/Mentor

  8. Basic Rookie Team Timeline Program Awareness and Rebuilding Pre/Build Season & Competitions Timeline May 7 Oct Oct May Jun Sept to Dec Feb 18 Sep Jan 4 Apr Build Season Planning Weeks *Planning *Sponsorship *Mentor Team Alignment *Workshops *Administration *Community Outreach *Prepare for Build • COMPETITIONS • GTRW February 28-2 • UOIT March 6-8 • Waterloo March 20-22 • Montreal March 20-22 • North Bay March 27-29 • Windsor April 3-5 • Calgary April 3-5 • *Design • Build • Program • Test • Practice • Practice • Practice Year End Celebration New Season Planning Worlds St. Louis FRC Symposium Year in Review and Year Ahead Planning 2011-12 TEAM ORIENTATION Summer Schedule Planning Sept –Nov Team registration Tournament Registration Stop/SHIP Date 2011/12Gr. 8/9/10/11/12Team Selection Complete • Kick Off- Ontario Science Centre • Inventory of Kit /Pick up KIT • Mentors Meeting • Quick Build Session

  9. SteP 3 : team setup studentaction Teacher/mentor action Review Team Guidelines Register on STIMS Team Name/Color/Logo Attend Team Orientation Visit US FIRST Visit FIRST Canada Visit CHIEF DELPHI Know the timelines/deliverables Everyone on the team to review game manual with focus on rules Register on TIMS *(registering your team and getting a team number)** Register for competition *** Team Name/Colors/Logos Set up Parent Night Create a budget Create Team Guidelines (code of conduct) *** possibly done already

  10. Stay organized • Track milestones and deadlines • Develop Committed members • Communicate • Have Fun! TIPs

  11. SteP 4 : Pre-season activities • REMEMBER – You are only a ROOKIE ONCE!!! • Keep in touch with your mentor teams, attend workshops, • Community events, fundraising, awareness in/out of school, business plan, marketing initiatives • PIT design, theme, considerations • Review of the Awards you are eligible to win • Create spirit items • Plan for game team (3+1 students/adult) driver, tool, human, coach • Build your robot cart • Look at last years game

  12. Rookie awards • Rookie Inspiration (Judges) This award celebrates a rookie team’s outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers both within their school, as well as in their community. • Highest Rookie Seed Award (Robot Performance) This award celebrates the highest-seeded rookie team at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. • Dean’s List • Rookie All Star (Judges) This award celebrates the rookie team exemplifying a young but strong partnership effort, as well as implementing the mission of FIRST: to inspire students to learn more about science and technology. • WoodieFlowers **** awards that require a submission

  13. SteP 5 : build season activities example WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 Feb 18 WEEK 1 • Kick Off 8:30 – 11:30 am • Attend Quick Build Session • Go home - Review rules • Mentors Meeting • Brainstorming • Design Freeze • Established robot design • Mobility system frozen • General ideas for all mechanisms • Mechanism Prototyping • Build Drive System • Comments: • Frozen means no more changes!! • Mechanism Build Programmers Begin Coding • Drive system complete • Have two students lead shipping planning – read rules well in advance of ship day • Begin Autonomous Testing • Comments: • Most FIRST autonomous only involves the chassis • Mechanism Integration • Comments: • Wiring is not a quick job • Robot Done • Testing & Perfecting • Driver Training • Comments: • Weight Reduction • “Practiced drivers make bad robots win, & unpracticed drivers make good robots lose • Driver Training • Practice • Practice • Practice SHIPPING DATE

  14. SteP 6 : competitions • Feb 22 – Competitions begin. • Toronto GTR-W February 28-2 • Toronto GTR-E March 6-8 • Waterloo March 20-22 • Montreal March 20-22 • North Bay March 27-29 • Windsor April 3-5 • Calgary April 3-5 • April – Teams convene for the FIRST Championship • Ensure each person/subgroup has tasks at competitions • PIT schedule and lead • Spirit Lead

  15. SteP 7 : post season • Debrief Session of the year • Surface Gaps/strengths • Final checks • Ensure all documentation is stored at a central accessible area • Photos/video repository • Listing of all accomplishments • Review final budget

  16. SteP 8 : Reward and Recognition • Awards/celebration event • Sponsorship recognition

  17. SteP 9 : closing the year • Post the annual report of the year • Identify critical timelines, tasks to start new year

  18. SteP 10 : re-start the new year • Choose new Lead Students • Identify critical steps/milestones • Continue to build sponsorships

  19. Other awards • Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler • Imagery Award • Creativity Award Sponsored by Xerox • Gracious Professionalism™ Award • FIRST Future Innovator Award • Industrial Design Award • Industrial Safety Award • Innovation in Control Award • Judges Award • ****Website Award • ****Animation Award • **** Excellence in Design Award, **** awards that require a submission

  20. More you can do….. • Sponsorship and Fundraising • Community Outreach • Parent Involvement

  21. Important to remember!* FRC blogs, first robotics canada website* watch training workshops available** Jan 4th, quick build sessionTournaments registration

  22. Q&A Contact: ARTI JAVERI artijaveri@hotmail.com

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