KENTWOOD REMOTE


Kentwood FTC Remote Qualifier
March 28 – April 3, 2021

 

CONTACTS

Event Coordinator: Wendy Ljungren wendy.ljungren@redstormrobotics.com

STANDARD AGENDA

  • Saturday before the event week: Submission window opens in FTC Live for uploading of judging material.
  • Sunday: Teams registered for the week’s event will be able to begin uploading match scores/judging submissions to FTC Live.
  • Sunday-Saturday: Teams run/score 6 official matches either at their home site or at an area hub (where available). Match results are scored through/uploaded to FTC Live.
  • Wednesday by 8pm: Teams have uploaded their judging materials to FTC Live and have sent their “Team Participation Roster” and “pit slide” to the Event Coordinator listed above.
  • Saturday: Teams participate in two virtual judging interview sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
  • Saturday by 4pm: Deadline for teams to upload their 6 official matches to FTC Live.
  • By Sunday following the event: Awards will be posted/shared with teams.

EVENT TEAMS/RESULTS

TEAM PITS

  • Visit the event’s virtual team “pit” area to learn more about the amazing teams participating in this event!
  • VIRTUAL TEAM PIT TOUR (click on link)

ACTION ITEMS

Team Participation Roster

Required at each event where the team is participating.

1) Please download the linked roster template. Team Participation Roster Template (link).
2) After completing the roster, save the file using the following naming convention:
<Team Number>TeamParticipationRoster. Example: 9999TeamParticipationRoster.
3) Email the roster to the Event Coordinator by 8pm Wednesday of your event week.

The “Team Participation Roster” collects basic team information along with the “display name” of each team interview participant. A display name is the name that appears along with your video during a video conference. Providing this roster of participant’s display names will ensure that the proper people are admitted into your team’s judging interviews without collecting personal identification information.

Student team members are asked to use the following naming convention for their display name: Team Number followed by the team member’s first name and last initial. EXAMPLE: 9999 Sarah L.

Coach/mentor observers are asked to use the following naming convention for their display name: Team Number followed by role and participant’s preferred name. EXAMPLE: 9999 Coach Pat.

IMPORTANT: It is the responsibility of team leadership to ensure that every team member participating in an event has a signed FIRST HQ and FIRST in Michigan Consent/Release Form on file for the 2020-21 season prior to participating in an official event. These forms include a photo/video release clause. For more information on Consent/Release forms, visit http://firstinmichigan.us/FTC/remote-event-resources/.

Event Fee

For the 2020-21 season, the $60 qualifier event fee is 100% covered for all ULTIMATE GOAL (remote) participating teams. This was made possible through a grant by Dream Maker Fund. Please thank Dream Maker Fund for this support by recognizing them as a sponsor of your team!

Team Pit Slide

Events will display a “Team Pits” slide show where each team participating in that event is represented by one slide. Teams may include team info and pictures (if identifying team members, use first names only) robot highlights/pictures/video pictures, recognize sponsors, showcase your outreach and how your team embodies the FIRST Core Values, display your team’s “Fair Play” digital badge, and so on!

Team Pit Slide Instructions:

  • The team can create the slide in either Powerpoint or Google Slides.
  • The slide must be the standard Widescreen 16:9 size.
  • Each team may create/share one slide.
  • Send the team’s slide either via email or through file sharing to the Event Coordinator (listed above).
  • Slide must be shared before Wednesday, 8pm of the event week.

FTC Fair Play

FIRST in Michigan will be adopting the FIRST FTC “Fair Play” policy.

  • The FTC “Fair Play” philosophy is a natural extension of Gracious Professionalism and the FIRST Core Values.
  • Following the “Fair Play” guidelines will more closely represent traditional match conditions and provide an even competition setting for all teams in the event.
  • Teams embracing FTC “Fair Play” are provided with a “Fair Play” digital badge. Check out the virtual Team Pits for the “Fair Play” teams participating at this event!
  • To learn more about FTC Fair Play and how to take the pledge: http://firstinmichigan.us/FTC/ftc-fair-play/.

Remote Event Resources

Please review the Remote Event Resources page of the FIRST in Michigan FTC website for details on the general rollout of a remote event.

Other resources:

Certificate of Participation

Download and customize this Certificate of Participation to recognize your team members’ participation in the FIRST Tech Challenge season. Format is a fillable pdf.

Team Recognitions

Team recognitions such as season game pins and earned trophies will be distributed post event. A form will be sent to the Lead Coach/Mentor 1 and 2 to capture a method of delivery i.e. pick up point, mailing address.

FAQs
  • How to change your listed Team Name: Team name changes are made through the team’s FIRST Team Dashboard accessible by Lead Coach/Mentor 1 or 2. Team name changes must be made by the Saturday prior to the event’s week 7-day span in order to be reflected properly for the event.