Tournament Day!

Arriving

• Check in!– Find out inspection/judging times– Match schedule is released when all teams have

arrived!• Set up!– Pits, robot, etc.

• Practice fields

Inspection

Programming• Use legal firmware• Autonomous Program**

Robot• 18”x18”x18”• Make sure robot won’t

damage robots/fields• Take your rulebook

Beginning Scouting

• General Strategies• Form to answer set questions• Meet people!

Team Name: _____________________ Team Number: __________

Autonomous Driver-Controlled

Multiple Programs?

Score bowling ball? Y/NB/F

Score robot?Y/NB/F

Flip crates over?Y/N#: ___

Move crates?Where?Y/N

Harvest/ScoreBalls?Y/N#:____

Score balls?P/C

Magnet?Y/N

Stack crates?H/F

Lift crates?Height?H/F#:__________

Bowling ball?G/H

Notes:

Driver’s Meeting

• Learn procedure– Who can be at the queue– Who can touch controllers and when– Placing on field– Leaving from field– Ruling question

• Drivers and Coaches

Judging

• Tell Judges about your team– Look at robot, outreach, team, engineering

notebook, spirit, ideas, engineering process, programming, everything

– 20 minutes– All team members

Judging

• Judges walk around during the day– Look at pits, robot runs, teamwork, interaction– Ask questions about more of your outreach, robot

design, etc.

Matches

• Two Drivers, one Coach

• Queue for match at least 10 minutes early

• Cheer for your team/alliance!!!

Match Scouting

• Watch teams during matches• Tests are different than competition!!• See how strategy changes when working with

other teams• Especially watch teams you’re allied

with/against• Communicate with your alliance partner!• Help you decide Offense VS Defense!

Match ScoutingMatch Number: ________________

Robot #

Robot #

Robot #

Robot #

Team Name/ Number:

Team Name/ Number:

Team Name/ Number:

Team Name/ Number:

Elimination Rounds!• Top 4 teams become Elimination Alliance Captains– Rankings

• Qualifying points• Ranking points

– Pick alliance partners– Bracket – 1st seed plays 4th, 2nd plays 3rd.

• 2 out of 3 matches

Awards Ceremony• It’s the end of the day – who wins what?!?!?!