1s Round Event Placements Posted l 2nd Round Event Registration opens 7am, Oct 12 l States’ Advancement
1st ROUND FIM FTC EVENT REGISTRATION
1st Round Event placements have been posted! Confirmed 1st Round Event placements can be found on the FiM FTC 22-23 Team List and also on this linked list: 1st Round Event Placement List (link). Event placement is done with FIRST in Michigan FTC and not with FIRST HQ or with event hosts. Event hosts cannot add/remove teams from events.
If you see “No Form” as your team’s confirmed 1st Round event, then a 1st Round Event Registration Form has not yet been received from your team. Please submit your team’s 1st round form right away using this link 2022-2023 FIRST in Michigan FTC 1st Round Event Registration Form.
The 1st Round Event Registration form will close at 5pm on Monday, October 10. At this time, all home event pre-assignments will be released in preparation for 2nd Round Event Registration.
2nd Round Event Registration
2nd Round Event Registration will open at 7:00AM on Wednesday, October 12. Participation in a 2nd/3rd qualifier is OPTIONAL. FTC teams must compete in one (1) FiM FTC sanctioned event to meet the competition requirement that accompanies many grants such as the MDE 99h state grant.
Link: 2nd Round Event Registration form; opens 7am, 10/12
Helpful information to gather for the 2nd Round form:
- Date of team’s 1st Round event. Do not select event preferences that occur on the same weekend as the team’s confirmed 1st Round event. League teams should additionally check their confirmed league meets for date overlaps.
- Refer to the list of open spots by event: 2nd Round Open Spots by Event (link). League Tournaments will not be listed on the 2nd Round form.
- Ranked list of 2nd event preferences that work for your team. The more options your team provides, the more likely the team can be placed in a 2nd round event.
2nd Round Event Registration Particulars:
- Participation in a 2nd/3rd qualifier is OPTIONAL.
- Please submit ONE (1) form per team. . Form responses are date and time-stamped upon submission.
- A team’s 1st round qualifier could chronologically occur after their 2nd round qualifier.
- 2nd Round event registration forms are processed in a first come-first served order with event placement limited by event capacity.
- For multiple teams out of the same school/org.: There is no guarantee that multiple teams out of the same school/org. will be able to be placed in the same 2nd/3rd round event due to capacity constraints at events.
- A quick submission is recommended. Do not forget to click the “Submit” button at the end of the form.
- Teams that want to increase the likelihood of being placed in a 2nd event are encouraged to provide at least 5 ranked event preferences.
- If the team provides a limited number of ranked event preferences, and those preferences are at capacity when the team’s form is processed (date/timestamp order), the team will be WAITLISTED and WILL NOT BE PLACED in a 2nd round event. There is no guarantee that a team will get into a waitlisted event.
- When a listed 2nd round event reaches capacity, a WAITLIST tag will be added to the event name. This does not happen automatically so there could be a lag. Selecting a waitlisted event will not result in placement in that event but serves only as an indication to FiM FTC that the team would like to be considered for placement in that event if a spot opens up.
- Historically, event placement from the waitlist does not happen often.
Once a team’s placement in an event is confirmed, the team is expected to follow through with their participation at that event (1st, 2nd, or 3rd round) regardless if they earn an advancement spot from an earlier event. It will reflect negatively on a team to withdraw from an event where they’ve been confirmed. It creates a hardship for the event host in terms of planning and covering expenses as the team’s $100 event fee is remitted directly to the event host and comprises the budget for the event.
STATE’S ADVANCEMENT REMINDERS
- Teams are eligible for advancement at any one of the first three tournaments they participate in at a given level (qualifier, league tournament, championship).
- A team that earns an advancement spot at a given level is not eligible for an advancement spot at other events at that same level.
- The team is still eligible to receive all awards except the Inspire Award. Teams that have won the Inspire Award at another event of the same level, regardless of the region, cannot be considered for the Inspire Award or as an Inspire Award Finalist at additional events at that level.
- Competition Levels: 1) Qualifiers/League Tournaments 2) States 3) FIRST Championship
- If a team has a strong preference for attending a particular State Championship event, the team should choose to participate in qualifying events that advance to that preferred State Championship event. It will not be possible to switch an advancing team from one State Championship event to the other.
- If a team earns an advancement spot at their 1st round event and is registered for a 2nd/3rd round event, the team is expected to follow through on their commitment to compete at the 2nd/3rd round event.
Any questions, email tammy@firstinmichigan.
