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Rookie teams

Rookie teams. 10 Steps for Success October 2012. AGENDA. Welcome 10 Step Process Tips on being a successful Robotics team Important Reminders Q&A Contacts. SteP 2 : organization and timeline. Organization. Create sub-team based on your team size Identify Leads for e ach area:

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Rookie teams

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  1. Rookie teams 10 Steps for Success October 2012

  2. AGENDA • Welcome • 10 Step Process • Tips on being a successful Robotics team • Important Reminders • Q&A • Contacts

  3. SteP 2 : organization and timeline Organization • Create sub-team based on your team size • Identify Leads for each area: • Student, Teacher, Mentor • Once team is formed, attach students to each area Timeline Listing of all your key deliverables, milestones • Pre-season • Build season

  4. Basic Rookie Team Timeline 2012-13 Season Program Awareness and Rebuilding of the Team 2012-13 Season Build Season & Competitions Timeline N.I. Nov 24 Apr 24-27 Mar 11 Apr 4-6 May 7 May 14 Build Season Oct 15 Jun 4 Mar 21-23 Sept 6 Oct 27 Jun 11 Jan 5 Feb 19 Mar 15 Mar 28-30 Sep 26 Apr 18-21 Sept 21 Nov 17/18 May 31 Planning Week Sept to Dec Oct 8 *Planning *Sponsorship *Mentor Team Alignment *Workshops *Administration *Community Outreach *Prepare for Build March Break Worlds St. Louis • *Design • Build • Program • Test • Practise • Practise • Practise 2011-12 TEAM ORIENTATION Year End Celebration @ School VEX Worlds Anaheim California GTRW Regional Hersey Centre Waterloo Regional 2011/12Gr. 8/9/10/11/12Team Selection Complete Library Workshop FRC Symposium Year in Review and Year Ahead Planning Robotics Open House Montreal March 14-16 2011-12 Budget &Team Structure* Grade 9 Orientation UOIT Regional Mar 7-9 Calgary Regional Ontario Science Centre Summer Schedule Planning Stop/SHIP Date Sept 25 –Oct 25 – Nov 15 • IMPORTANT DATES TO CONSIDER • UOIT March 7-9 • Montreal March 14-16 • Waterloo March 21-23 • Hershey Centre March 28-30 • Calgary April 4-6 • Kick Off8:30-11:30 Ontario Science Centre • Inventory of Kit • Mentors Meeting • Kick off & • Quick Build • Session Team registration Tournament Registration

  5. 1241 rookie videos https://vimeo.com/50170676 How to run a Team https://vimeo.com/50149452 FRC Pit Crew https://vimeo.com/50156006 What is FLL https://vimeo.com/50157944 Team Organization https://vimeo.com/50162081 Sponsorship Pw:firstrc

  6. Getting Started Support structure Students School Industry Partners Mentors 2-3 Professional Teachers or Engineers 2-3 Additional Adults 15-25-? Students Financial Sponsors A meeting place Mentor team Tools Time Parents

  7. AGENDA • 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

  8. 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

  9. NAVIGATING the world of FIRST • www.firstroboticscanada.org • www.usfirst.org • www.chiefdelphi.com

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

  11. Formula for Success • (each group must have 3) • Student Lead • Mentor/Parent Lead • Teacher Lead • + New Student to shadow

  12. Build Season Timeline example Jan 5 Feb 15 Jan 25 Jan 11 Jan 18 Feb 1 Feb 9 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 Feb 19 WEEK 1 • Kick Off 8:30 – 11:30 am • All team to be at Rick Hansen at 12:30 pm to review rules • Mentors Meeting • Brainstorming • Design Freeze Jan 14th • Established robot design • Mobility system frozen • General ideas for all mechanisms • Mechanism Prototyping –  Jan14th - 17th • Build Drive System – Jan 14th - Jan 23rd (Must be completed no later than this date) • Comments: • Frozen means no more changes!! • Mechanism Build Jan 17th-21(Completed on the 21st) • Programmers Begin Coding – Jan 17th • Have two students lead shipping planning for Feb 19th – read rules well in advance of ship day • Begin Autonomous Testing – Jan 24th • Comments: • Most FIRST autonomous only involves the chassis • Mechanism Integration – Jan 31st- Feb 6th (Completed on the 6th) • Comments: • Wiring is not a quick job • Robot Done –Feb 7th • Testing & Perfecting – Feb 7th - Feb 18th (completed on the 18th) • Driver Training – Days Feb7th - Feb 18th (completed on the 18th ) • Comments: • Weight Reduction • “Practiced drivers make bad robots win, & unpracticed drivers make good robots lose • Practise • Testing • Practise • Testing • Practise SHIPPING DATE

  13. SteP 3 : team setup studentaction Teacher/mentor action Review Team Guidelines Register on STIMS Team Name/Color/Logo Attend Team Orientation Visit www.usfirst.org Visit www.chiefdelphi.com Know the timelines/deliverables Review 2012 game manual with focus on rules Register on TIMS *** Register for competition *** Team Name/Colors/Logos Set up Parent Night Create a budget Create Team Guidelines (code of conduct)

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

  15. SteP 4 : Pre-season activities • REMEMBER – • You are only a ROOKIE ONCE!!! • Logo, colors, team image • Attend your mentor team workshops to educate team • Create and align a schedule with your mentor team • 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

  16. SteP 5 : build season activities January 5th Saturday – Kick off is the official beginning of the FRC season. At kickoff, teams watch a live broadcast of the release of the game rules, learn the password to decode the FRC Competition manual, and pick up their Kit of Parts. Teams have just six weeks to build a functioning robot to compete in the game. February - until 19th (shipping day)–FIRST provides updates and email blasts throughout the build season to keep teams informed of important changes/improvements to the rules. On Robot Ship Day, teams must STOP WORK on their robot. Teams either seal their robot into an isolation bag, or ship it via FedEx, depending on the location of their first competition.

  17. SteP 6 : competitions • March – Competitions begin. Teams travel to District or Regional competition events to compete in the game and be judged for awards in design, creativity, innovation etc. • UOIT March 7-9 • Montreal March 14-16 • Waterloo March 21-23 • Hershey Centre March 28-30 • Calgary April 4-6 • April – Teams convene for the FIRST Championship • Ensure each person/subgroup has tasks at competitions • PIT schedule and lead • Spirit Lead

  18. 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

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

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

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

  22. Rookie awards • ****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. • 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 - WoodieFlowers • World Championship Lottery **** awards that require a submission

  23. 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

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

  25. Important to remember!* Nov 24 National Instruments mentor workshop* FRC blogs, first robotics canada website* training workshops available* Jan 5th, quick build session* ??? others

  26. Contacts john.hobbins@firstroboticscanada.org artijaveri@hotmail.com www.firstroboticscanada.org

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