Tips for Rookie Teams - Week 6
With the competition dates almost here, your robot should be very close to completion for your regional or district event. Your team should start to prepare for your competition in all respects.
For the programming members, you should be nearing the completion of your program and you should be able to control your robot both autonomously and with user control. If problems start to occur, you still have a few more days to update your code. A good idea would be to set up a practice field and test your code to avoid errors during the regional or district events.
Build team, your robot should be completed with your electrical wiring and the frame finished. With the programming team, both sub-teams should start looking for potential drivers and train them to control the robot. If you already have a skilled driver ready to control the robot, you can still practice running your robot through drills to further develop your skills to maximize your points during the game.
The administrative team should start preparing any required files or documents for the awards judges. In addition, if your team is preparing for any awards, make sure that you start to practice to ensure that your team does it’s best. Lastly, be sure to discuss what the activity at the pits will be so that members take turns at the pits, ready to present to the awards judges.
Look out for a youtube video that will be coming out this week!
Hopefully, your team is almost prepared with your competition, we wish all teams good luck with the Infinite Recharge season this year. Thank you for reading our weekly blogs and we hope to see you next year.
For the programming members, you should be nearing the completion of your program and you should be able to control your robot both autonomously and with user control. If problems start to occur, you still have a few more days to update your code. A good idea would be to set up a practice field and test your code to avoid errors during the regional or district events.
Build team, your robot should be completed with your electrical wiring and the frame finished. With the programming team, both sub-teams should start looking for potential drivers and train them to control the robot. If you already have a skilled driver ready to control the robot, you can still practice running your robot through drills to further develop your skills to maximize your points during the game.
The administrative team should start preparing any required files or documents for the awards judges. In addition, if your team is preparing for any awards, make sure that you start to practice to ensure that your team does it’s best. Lastly, be sure to discuss what the activity at the pits will be so that members take turns at the pits, ready to present to the awards judges.
Look out for a youtube video that will be coming out this week!
Hopefully, your team is almost prepared with your competition, we wish all teams good luck with the Infinite Recharge season this year. Thank you for reading our weekly blogs and we hope to see you next year.
Tips for Rookie Teams - Week 4/5
Hello, rookie teams! Believe it or not, we are over halfway through the build season.
The build team has started to make some of the field parts so they can test the final robot when it is done.
The programming team has finished testing their robot ideas which they had planned earlier. They are also testing some driver mechanics and the drive train.
The driving team has done a lot of drills in preparation for the matches.
And the admin team has been working on completing the chairmen and has continued to reach out to businesses in our community.
Thanks for reading, and good luck rookie teams!
The build team has started to make some of the field parts so they can test the final robot when it is done.
The programming team has finished testing their robot ideas which they had planned earlier. They are also testing some driver mechanics and the drive train.
The driving team has done a lot of drills in preparation for the matches.
And the admin team has been working on completing the chairmen and has continued to reach out to businesses in our community.
Thanks for reading, and good luck rookie teams!
Tips for Rookie Teams - Week 2/3
Hello, rookie teams! The first two weeks of build season is over! Time is ticking away and we hope that you’ve used it wisely. Now that you’ve had your planning week, it's time to get started!
Build team should have prototypes and experimenting done by the end of this week so that you could incorporate these ideas into your current strategy.
Programmers should begin to develop their strategies for the competition. Programmers should also start working on the driver mechanics for your robot. Remember to also collaborate and share your ideas with the build and driver team so that you can stay on the same page.
Communication is key when it comes to FRC. Your team should use communication applications to voice all the problems that occur with your robot and any important information regarding your robot. It's also an added bonus to have a way to stay in contact with your peers after the competition season.
Some communication apps we recommend are FlowDock, Slack, Discord, or Teams. If you cannot connect all your members, it's important to remember that you can make social media group chats as well. They are not as organized but it is communication nonetheless
Meanwhile, the admin team should continue to reach out to sponsors by contacting local businesses, union groups and large companies.
In every FRC season, there are many unpredictable events that can occur. They can happen completely out of the blue. This can compromise your team’s schedule as it may result in setbacks. Your team should be able to improvise and adapt to these changes to meet the deadlines.
Happy reading, good luck rookies, and may the force be with you all!
Build team should have prototypes and experimenting done by the end of this week so that you could incorporate these ideas into your current strategy.
Programmers should begin to develop their strategies for the competition. Programmers should also start working on the driver mechanics for your robot. Remember to also collaborate and share your ideas with the build and driver team so that you can stay on the same page.
Communication is key when it comes to FRC. Your team should use communication applications to voice all the problems that occur with your robot and any important information regarding your robot. It's also an added bonus to have a way to stay in contact with your peers after the competition season.
Some communication apps we recommend are FlowDock, Slack, Discord, or Teams. If you cannot connect all your members, it's important to remember that you can make social media group chats as well. They are not as organized but it is communication nonetheless
Meanwhile, the admin team should continue to reach out to sponsors by contacting local businesses, union groups and large companies.
In every FRC season, there are many unpredictable events that can occur. They can happen completely out of the blue. This can compromise your team’s schedule as it may result in setbacks. Your team should be able to improvise and adapt to these changes to meet the deadlines.
Happy reading, good luck rookies, and may the force be with you all!
2019 Tips for Rookie Teams - Week 1
Hello, rookies! We were all very excited to start the new year with kickoff, and now we are into the beginning of an amazing build season. The first week is filled with rush and enthusiasm, and we like to manage the chaos by maintaining efficiency.
The first week is essential, so make sure to discuss and experiment with prototypes. Our team divided into groups to brainstorm a variety of ideas to advance with the best possible designs. A beneficial tool to use is the game manual to gain a further understanding of the challenge. We recommend that all members should read the game manual multiple times. Our programmers started creating and testing some code on practice bots to familiarize themselves with the challenge. Experimenting with sensors such as encoders or lime-lights now is convenient as it can avoid complications further into build season. Meanwhile, our admin team continued to reach out to sponsors by contacting local businesses, union groups and large companies. They have also started preparing for our regional competition, such as gathering materials for the pit and working on award applications.
We are quite satisfied with our progress as of now and we hope the same for your teams. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us on our website (Contact) or visit the most popular forum used by the FIRST community: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/
Thanks for reading, rookies, and happy building!
The first week is essential, so make sure to discuss and experiment with prototypes. Our team divided into groups to brainstorm a variety of ideas to advance with the best possible designs. A beneficial tool to use is the game manual to gain a further understanding of the challenge. We recommend that all members should read the game manual multiple times. Our programmers started creating and testing some code on practice bots to familiarize themselves with the challenge. Experimenting with sensors such as encoders or lime-lights now is convenient as it can avoid complications further into build season. Meanwhile, our admin team continued to reach out to sponsors by contacting local businesses, union groups and large companies. They have also started preparing for our regional competition, such as gathering materials for the pit and working on award applications.
We are quite satisfied with our progress as of now and we hope the same for your teams. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us on our website (Contact) or visit the most popular forum used by the FIRST community: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/
Thanks for reading, rookies, and happy building!