FTC Virtual Showcase: COVID Reflections
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June 12
5:00 - 7:30 PM Eastern Unable to attend? Video is available for reference below. |
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Georgia FIRST Symposium
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Etowah League Meet 1
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Saturday, October 30 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM North Paulding High School 300 N. Paulding Dr. #6675 Dallas, GA, 30132 |
Transportation:
● Both teams will travel on school buses to and from the event.
○ Call time: 7:00 am. Load buses with robots and gear. Please be on time!
○ Departure time: 7:15 am.
○ Return time: 4:00 pm*. This is an estimate. If the competitions go smoothly, this time may be moved earlier in the afternoon.
Parking/Load-in:
● Park at the front of the school and enter through the Front Main Entrance.
Pit Location/Field:
● The PITS will be set up along the main hallway.
○ There are some power outlets in the main hall. You WILL NEED TO BRING extension cords if you want power.
● The FIELD will be set up on the stage in the auditorium. The league does have a COMPLETE competition field.
○ There is a large projector screen, the plan is to have a camera with a live feed of the field displayed so it will be easier for the audience to see.
○ N. Paulding will have a Practice Field available, but we may need for another team to bring “shipping hubs” as theirs are currently
backordered. We’ll keep you updated.
Concessions: Concessions will be available. Lunch for Eagle Robotics is provided.
Working Schedule: (10 teams running 5 matches each)
● 8:00 Pits Open
● 9:00 Inspections Start
● 10:00 Driver Meeting
● 10:15 Matches Begin
● 11:30 Break
● 12:15 Matches Resume
● 3:00 Matches Finished and Clean-up Complete (MUST BE OUT BY 3:00)
Etowah Meet Important Reminders:
● Teams and volunteers will be REQUIRED to sign and provide proof of completion of the updated FIRST Consent & Acknowledgement form before entry.
● Don’t forget your Safety Glasses!
● Our last directive from GA FIRST stated that masks will be required for the duration of the event (I will update you if this changes). Everyone will be responsible for providing their own masks.
● Stay home if you are sick.
● Both teams will travel on school buses to and from the event.
○ Call time: 7:00 am. Load buses with robots and gear. Please be on time!
○ Departure time: 7:15 am.
○ Return time: 4:00 pm*. This is an estimate. If the competitions go smoothly, this time may be moved earlier in the afternoon.
Parking/Load-in:
● Park at the front of the school and enter through the Front Main Entrance.
Pit Location/Field:
● The PITS will be set up along the main hallway.
○ There are some power outlets in the main hall. You WILL NEED TO BRING extension cords if you want power.
● The FIELD will be set up on the stage in the auditorium. The league does have a COMPLETE competition field.
○ There is a large projector screen, the plan is to have a camera with a live feed of the field displayed so it will be easier for the audience to see.
○ N. Paulding will have a Practice Field available, but we may need for another team to bring “shipping hubs” as theirs are currently
backordered. We’ll keep you updated.
Concessions: Concessions will be available. Lunch for Eagle Robotics is provided.
Working Schedule: (10 teams running 5 matches each)
● 8:00 Pits Open
● 9:00 Inspections Start
● 10:00 Driver Meeting
● 10:15 Matches Begin
● 11:30 Break
● 12:15 Matches Resume
● 3:00 Matches Finished and Clean-up Complete (MUST BE OUT BY 3:00)
Etowah Meet Important Reminders:
● Teams and volunteers will be REQUIRED to sign and provide proof of completion of the updated FIRST Consent & Acknowledgement form before entry.
● Don’t forget your Safety Glasses!
● Our last directive from GA FIRST stated that masks will be required for the duration of the event (I will update you if this changes). Everyone will be responsible for providing their own masks.
● Stay home if you are sick.
Etowah League Meet 2 and Meet 3 | A Double Meet
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Saturday, November 13
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM North Paulding High School Daily schedule, transportation to be posted |
Transportation:
● Both teams will travel on school buses to and from the event.
○ Call time: 7:00 am. Load buses with robots and gear. Please be on time!
○ Departure time: 7:15 am.
○ Return time: 6:00 pm*. This is an estimate. If the competitions go smoothly, this time may be moved earlier in the afternoon.
Parking/Load-in:
● Park at the front of the school and enter through the Front Main Entrance.
Pit Location/Field:
● The PITS will be set up along the main hallway.
○ There are some power outlets in the main hall. You WILL NEED TO BRING extension cords if you want power.
● The FIELD will be set up on the stage in the auditorium. The league does have a COMPLETE competition field.
○ There is a large projector screen, the plan is to have a camera with a live feed of the field displayed so it will be easier for the audience to see.
○ N. Paulding will have a Practice Field available, but we may need for another team to bring “shipping hubs” as theirs are currently
backordered. We’ll keep you updated.
Concessions: Concessions will be available. Lunch for Eagle Robotics is provided.
Working Schedule: (10 teams running 5 matches each)
● 8:00 Pits Open
● 9:00 Inspections Start
● 10:00 Driver Meeting
● 10:15 MEET 2 Matches Begin (5 matches only this time)
● 11:30 Lunch Break
● 12:00 Matches Resume
● We will take a 1 hour break between Meets 2 and 3
● 5:00 Matches Finished and Clean-up Complete
Etowah Meet Important Reminders:
● Don’t forget your Safety Glasses!
● It will be very important for us to make it through inspections quickly and get the meet started on time. Take the time to review both inspection lists so you will be prepared in advance.
● Our last directive from GA FIRST stated that masks will be required for the duration of the event. Everyone will be responsible for providing their own masks.
● Stay home if you are sick.
● Both teams will travel on school buses to and from the event.
○ Call time: 7:00 am. Load buses with robots and gear. Please be on time!
○ Departure time: 7:15 am.
○ Return time: 6:00 pm*. This is an estimate. If the competitions go smoothly, this time may be moved earlier in the afternoon.
Parking/Load-in:
● Park at the front of the school and enter through the Front Main Entrance.
Pit Location/Field:
● The PITS will be set up along the main hallway.
○ There are some power outlets in the main hall. You WILL NEED TO BRING extension cords if you want power.
● The FIELD will be set up on the stage in the auditorium. The league does have a COMPLETE competition field.
○ There is a large projector screen, the plan is to have a camera with a live feed of the field displayed so it will be easier for the audience to see.
○ N. Paulding will have a Practice Field available, but we may need for another team to bring “shipping hubs” as theirs are currently
backordered. We’ll keep you updated.
Concessions: Concessions will be available. Lunch for Eagle Robotics is provided.
Working Schedule: (10 teams running 5 matches each)
● 8:00 Pits Open
● 9:00 Inspections Start
● 10:00 Driver Meeting
● 10:15 MEET 2 Matches Begin (5 matches only this time)
● 11:30 Lunch Break
● 12:00 Matches Resume
● We will take a 1 hour break between Meets 2 and 3
● 5:00 Matches Finished and Clean-up Complete
Etowah Meet Important Reminders:
● Don’t forget your Safety Glasses!
● It will be very important for us to make it through inspections quickly and get the meet started on time. Take the time to review both inspection lists so you will be prepared in advance.
● Our last directive from GA FIRST stated that masks will be required for the duration of the event. Everyone will be responsible for providing their own masks.
● Stay home if you are sick.
Etowah League Meet 4
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Saturday, December 4
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Cartersville High School Parking/Load-in: We are back to the normal load-in location at the back of the school. For those who are new:
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Pit Location/Field:
Concessions:
Light concessions will be available. Lunch is provided to team members.
Working Schedule: (10 teams running 5 matches each)
● 8:00 Pits Open
● 9:00 Inspections Start
● 10:00 Driver Meeting
● 10:15 Matches Begin
● 11:30 Break
● 12:15 Matches Resume
● 3:00 Matches Finished and Clean-up Complete (MUST BE OUT BY 3:00)
- The PITS will be set up in classrooms.
- The FIELD will be set up in the cafeteria. There will be a Practice Field available.
Concessions:
Light concessions will be available. Lunch is provided to team members.
Working Schedule: (10 teams running 5 matches each)
● 8:00 Pits Open
● 9:00 Inspections Start
● 10:00 Driver Meeting
● 10:15 Matches Begin
● 11:30 Break
● 12:15 Matches Resume
● 3:00 Matches Finished and Clean-up Complete (MUST BE OUT BY 3:00)
State Championship Remote Judging
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Saturday, February 12
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Mount Paran Christian School
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State Championship
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Friday, February 18 & Saturday, February 19
Gainesville Civic Center 830 Green Street NE Gainesville, GA 30501 Friday event is 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday departure time from MPCS: 2:30 pm Saturday event is 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday departure time from MPCS: 7:00 am |
The Georgia FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship is a two-day, single division competition featuring 36 teams from the entire state of Georgia. The state championship website says that the event is a “one-division event.” (I interpret that to mean that we will not have the traditional Kilrain and Pemberton divisions - for those of you who have been to one of these before). The single-division competition area will consist of two competition fields reserved for field inspections and match play. There will also be two practice fields provided for teams to use that will be managed.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Saturday, February 19, 2022
More information may be found at www.georgiaftc.org/state-championship.html
Friday, February 18, 2022
- 4:00 PM – Pits Open, Load-In Begins
- 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Robot and Field Inspections
- 8:00 PM – Pits Close
Saturday, February 19, 2022
- 8:30 AM – Pits Open
- 9:00 AM – Driver Meeting
- 9:30 AM – Opening Ceremonies
- 10:00 AM – Qualifying Matches Begin
- 12:00 PM – Lunch Break
- 1:00 PM – Qualifiers Resume
- 2:30 PM – Alliance Selections
- 3:00 PM – Semi-Finals
- 4:00 PM - Finals Matches
- 5:00 PM – Closing Ceremonies
- Field Area Closes 15 minutes after Closing Ceremonies ends
- Pits Close 30 minutes after Closing Ceremonies ends
More information may be found at www.georgiaftc.org/state-championship.html
