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The FTC The FTC Tournament Tournament ExperienceExperience
Presented by:Presented by:
Patrick Pilvines (founding member/mentor of Team Patrick Pilvines (founding member/mentor of Team Unlimited)Unlimited)
and members of Team Unlimited, FTC 0001and members of Team Unlimited, FTC 0001
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?
The FTC Tournament Experience
Team arrives at tournamentTeam arrives at tournament
RegistrationRegistration Coach supplies release forms for teamCoach supplies release forms for team Receives info packetReceives info packet
The FTC Tournament Experience
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”
The FTC Tournament Experience
““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!
The FTC Tournament Experience
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
The FTC Tournament Experience
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)
The FTC Tournament Experience
Morning activitiesMorning activities
Judging interviews, 10-15 minute sessionJudging interviews, 10-15 minute session Present your most significant points & answer Present your most significant points & answer
questionsquestions Engineering notebook represents you to ALL judging Engineering notebook represents you to ALL judging
panelspanels
The FTC Tournament Experience
Morning activitiesMorning activities
Team MeetingTeam Meeting Field Officials address the teamsField Officials address the teams Mandatory for at least one team Mandatory for at least one team
representativerepresentative
The FTC Tournament Experience
Morning activitiesMorning activities
Opening CeremoniesOpening Ceremonies Formal start – speeches and dignitariesFormal start – speeches and dignitaries Mandatory attendanceMandatory attendance
The FTC Tournament Experience
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!
The FTC Tournament Experience
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!
The FTC Tournament Experience
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
The FTC Tournament Experience
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”
The FTC Tournament Experience
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
The FTC Tournament Experience
Closing activitiesClosing activities
Awards & Closing CeremoniesAwards & Closing Ceremonies Design Award – esthetic design elementsDesign Award – esthetic design elements 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