The FTC Tournament The FTC Tournament ExperienceExperience

Presented by:Presented by:

John Pilvines, coach/mentor of Team John Pilvines, coach/mentor of Team UnlimitedUnlimited

and members of Team Unlimitedand members of Team Unlimited

The FTC Tournament Experience

OutlineOutline

RegistrationRegistration Team setup – pit Team setup – pit

areaarea Robot inspectionRobot inspection Practice roundsPractice rounds Judging interviewsJudging interviews Opening Opening

CeremoniesCeremonies

Qualifying matchesQualifying matches ScoutingScouting Alliance selectionAlliance selection Elimination roundsElimination rounds AwardsAwards Closing CeremoniesClosing Ceremonies

Questions?Questions?

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Team arrives at tournamentTeam arrives at tournament

RegistrationRegistration Coach supplies release forms for teamCoach supplies release forms for team Receives info packetReceives info packet

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Team arrives at tournamentTeam arrives at tournament

Team setup – pit Team setup – pit areaarea Setup on Setup on

assigned tableassigned table Displays, tools, Displays, tools,

give-awaysgive-aways All need safety All need safety

glassesglasses Always exhibit Always exhibit

“Gracious “Gracious Professionalism”Professionalism”

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““Gracious Professionalism”Gracious Professionalism”

GP is a Guiding Mantra in FIRSTGP is a Guiding Mantra in FIRST Call it Good Sportsmanship, Coopetition, the Call it Good Sportsmanship, Coopetition, the

Golden Rule . . .Golden Rule . . . Always been loosely defined by FIRSTAlways been loosely defined by FIRST But . . we know it when we see it!But . . we know it when we see it!

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Morning activitiesMorning activities

Robot inspectionRobot inspection Box – fit within 18” Box – fit within 18”

cube, unrestrainedcube, unrestrained Parts and materials Parts and materials

restrictionsrestrictions Bill of materialsBill of materials Re-inspection needed Re-inspection needed

for significant design for significant design changeschanges

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Morning activitiesMorning activities

Practice roundsPractice rounds Access to informal Access to informal

practice field(s) to practice field(s) to test robot operationtest robot operation

Scheduled round(s), Scheduled round(s), same as qualifying same as qualifying rounds but they rounds but they don’t countdon’t count

Up to 2 drivers and Up to 2 drivers and 1 field coach (who 1 field coach (who never touches the never touches the controls) controls)

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Morning activitiesMorning activities

Judging interviewsJudging interviews 10-15 minute session10-15 minute session Present your most Present your most

significant pointssignificant points Answer questionsAnswer questions Engineering notebook Engineering notebook

represents you to ALL represents you to ALL the judging panelsthe judging panels

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Morning activitiesMorning activities

Opening CeremoniesOpening Ceremonies Formal start – speeches and dignitariesFormal start – speeches and dignitaries Mandatory attendanceMandatory attendance

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Morning activitiesMorning activities

Qualifying matchesQualifying matches Scheduled matches – red vs. blue allianceScheduled matches – red vs. blue alliance Random assignment of alliancesRandom assignment of alliances QP (qualifying points) and RP (ranking points)QP (qualifying points) and RP (ranking points) Referees run the field!Referees run the field!

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Morning activitiesMorning activities

ScoutingScouting Interview teams (especially potential Interview teams (especially potential

alliances)alliances) Observe field matches, keep notesObserve field matches, keep notes Have a system – note capabilities, reliability, Have a system – note capabilities, reliability,

flexibility, offense/defense tacticsflexibility, offense/defense tactics Critical info for alliance selection!Critical info for alliance selection!

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Afternoon activitiesAfternoon activities

Qualifying matches continueQualifying matches continue Scores rank the teams for alliance selectionScores rank the teams for alliance selection Scouting continues – deciding which teams Scouting continues – deciding which teams

would be a would be a good matchgood match

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Afternoon activitiesAfternoon activities

Alliance selectionAlliance selection Top 8 seeded teams are called to chooseTop 8 seeded teams are called to choose

In order of their ranks, #1 goes firstIn order of their ranks, #1 goes first If one top seed chooses another, 2If one top seed chooses another, 2ndnd team can team can

accept or choose their own alliance partnersaccept or choose their own alliance partners Lower ranks fill in vacancies – #9 becomes #8Lower ranks fill in vacancies – #9 becomes #8

If chosen team not in top eight refuses, they If chosen team not in top eight refuses, they cannot be chosen by another teamcannot be chosen by another team

Each alliance consists of 3 teamsEach alliance consists of 3 teams Second round of teams chosen, #1 team first Second round of teams chosen, #1 team first

againagain ““Our team graciously accepts”Our team graciously accepts”

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Afternoon activitiesAfternoon activities

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Afternoon activitiesAfternoon activities

Elimination roundsElimination rounds Seeding pyramid (1 vs. 8, etc.), best 2 of 3 Seeding pyramid (1 vs. 8, etc.), best 2 of 3

matchesmatches All 3 teams in alliance must play in the All 3 teams in alliance must play in the

round’s first 2 matchesround’s first 2 matches Finals determine the over-all winnersFinals determine the over-all winners

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Afternoon activitiesAfternoon activities

Awards & Closing CeremoniesAwards & Closing Ceremonies Design Award – esthetic design elements, Design Award – esthetic design elements,

notebooknotebook Innovate Award – most innovative design, Innovate Award – most innovative design,

notebooknotebook Connect Award –community outreach, Connect Award –community outreach,

fundraisingfundraising Motivate Award – spirit & enthusiasmMotivate Award – spirit & enthusiasm Think Award – engineering process, Think Award – engineering process, notebooknotebook Finalist & Winning Alliances AwardsFinalist & Winning Alliances Awards Inspire Award – Top award, aspects of all, Inspire Award – Top award, aspects of all,

notebooknotebook

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Afternoon activitiesAfternoon activities

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Questions?Questions?

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