All FTC Team members READ THE NOTE BELOW...
See Mr. Koehler for tokens.
We still need another adult chaperone this Saturday at Central HS from the window of 1 to 5pm, please email Mr. Koehler immediately if you know someone who can help out.
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Another note from FTC organizers Thomas Zawislak and Dave Hackett:
Hi to all of our Teams and Volunteers,
Hello to our Philadelphia Area FTC League Teams and Volunteers. I hope you are all as ready for this weekend’s final Meet and Championship. As you are aware we will be at Central High School again this year. Thank you to the RoboLancers FTC and FRC teams for hosting this tournament under the able leadership of Michael Johnson. We also thank our sponsors the Philadelphia School District, Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania for their support this season and for this tournament.
We currently have 17 teams scheduled who we know will be ready to rock! This will be a single division event played out on two (2) competition fields. We will be advancing three (3) teams forward to our PA State Championship which will be held Saturday, February 28th, 2015 at Millersville University. These teams will join the 23 that have already earned advancement to the 36 team championship. Please review FTC Manual 1 for Advancement Criteria. The three teams to advance will be:
- Inspire Award Winner
- Captain of the Winning Alliance
- Inspire Award Second Place
If there is a team that wins the award AND is also the winning alliance captain or has already advanced to the PA State Championship then we will continue to move down the Advancement list until three deserving teams are selected.
For the field competition, we will be carrying over the results of the top 8 qualifier scores for each team from Meets 1 through 4 and including the 5 qualifier rounds from this Saturday’s event to determine the team final team rankings in the field competition phase. The top 4 ranked teams at the end of the day will then be able to choose their Alliance partner (1) for the 2 semifinal rounds. The winning Alliances from the Semi-finals will play each other in the Final matches to determine our League Champion.
This mail is to provide you some essential information regarding this event. Most all of the information you need to prepare is accessible on our website, www.FTCPenn.org. We strongly encourage all teams to utilize this site for all tournament information as we progress through the season.
We will highlight key points:
General:
Location
Central High School
Gymnasium
1700 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
The gym entrance is located off of Ogantz Avenue with street parking and ample parking at the opposite side of the school, entrance from Olney Avenue.
Google Map link follows:
Please follow signs to the parking and look for the FIRST Banners at the official event entrance.
Contact info for day of event:
As stated, we have 17 outstanding teams competing. A list of currently registered teams is accessible on our website. Please follow this link to for the most up to date listing as it will change between now and Saturday as the list may change based on team availability.
Agenda and Advancement criteria are available for review as well. Please follow the link. We will follow a similar agenda for every FTC Competition on PA this year for those teams that will be competing in more than one event.
TEAMS:
To properly prepare for this weekend’s tournament please go to our new site – TOURNAMENT AND MEET CHECKLIST for valuable information.
Some highlights from the checklist:
Teams MUST bring PRINTED copies of the following items to all Pennsylvania FTC Tournaments and Meets. Teams will provide these items at Team Registration / Check-in.
1. Team Roster (from TIMS)
2. Completed Consent and Release Form for each student or mentor who has not completed the consent forms electronically
3. Hardware Inspection Checklist with the Team column completed
4. Robot Bill of Materials
5. Software Inspection Checklists with the Team column completed.
Robot Inspection:
Inspections for teams commence Saturday morning as soon as teams arrive. Please be prompt and we encourage arrivals by 7:30AM.
JUDGING WILL START PROMPTLY AT 8:15AM as well. Your team will be assigned a Judge time at Check in.
Consent and Release forms:
Please bring Consent and Release forms as required by FIRST for any official event. If you have registered your team through TIMS than all that is necessary is to bring a print-out of the team roster from that site. They will be collected at Registration. Spectators DO NOT need provide Consent and Release.
Safety Glasses:
Please remember to bring SAFETY GLASSES. Safety Glasses will be required in the pits and on the competition field. No exceptions!
Power Strip:
An extension cord or one outlet will be provided at each of the pit tables. Please bring your own POWER STRIP for multiple plug-in, AC Power availability. None will be provided.
Food:
Lunch and snacks – Food will be on sale at very reasonable prices as a fund raiser for the Central High Robotics program We are working out the logistics but please be prepared with cash or you may bring your own food and refreshments.
Please let us know if you should have any questions or require additional information.
Thank you and good luck in your preparation and practices for this fun start to our season.
SEE YOU ON SATURDAY. SAFE TRAVELS TO ALL!
Thomas Zawislak and Dave Hackett
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