{"id":8181,"date":"2025-10-01T10:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/?p=8181"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:58:27","slug":"09-30-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/2025\/10\/01\/09-30-25\/","title":{"rendered":"09.30.25 Team Eblast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Round 1 Event Registration Opens 10\/2, 7am\u00a0 l\u00a0 Overview of Event Reg Process\u00a0 l\u00a0 HQ &#8220;Event Ready Status\u00a0 l\u00a0 Registering Student Team Members<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h5><strong style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Round 1 FTC Event Registration Opens Thurs., 10\/2, 7:00am (date change)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0FIRST HQ&#8217;s team registration report to the field (FIM) has not been updating since last Wednesday\u00a0night due to a system glitch. Reporting is supposed to be back online tomorrow, but I didn&#8217;t want to wait any longer to get this note out to teams.\u00a0<strong>If your team has changed their Lead Coach 1, Lead Coach 2, or Team Administrator\u00a0since Thurs.\u00a09\/25, please forward this note to those people.\u00a0<\/strong>I will send a &#8220;repeat&#8221; note tomorrow or once I have updated contacts. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>ROUND 1 FiM FTC EVENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>All teams must submit a Round 1 form.<\/strong> A form is needed even if the team is opting to &#8220;keep&#8221; their pre-assigned home event. Pre-assignment spots will be released on Sunday, October 5th in preparation for Round 2 Event Registration, so it&#8217;s important to submit your team&#8217;s Round 1 form right away<\/p>\n<p>Form link:\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2SS8kJvXG28lhW63_hRn9x1A8JAx0YNtqiN80G9CEB_DigcWcmQEooDDXrg0ZvPfWLKIgTIzK7Co8ZzPMkx-DPdZ8R2sXDsfaQsEU8wN6bfjAnQZ9k-9MPt3LqJM4JPyc9RLNzWBDsag3HI8o8JgbS-xMSUoELTgXmUKo47ev56n0qBGg5-WIX8WbIsCUHS83kAHbuNVpB8bkFWvZ7WEB5o9Xnwu2TlE5MgVR9YJgP3Gbf3vkI5rrxEiU9cIy-sfZ_qHLl8Cp6cY9fPpRhUOqJxiQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2SS8kJvXG28lhW63_hRn9x1A8JAx0YNtqiN80G9CEB_DigcWcmQEooDDXrg0ZvPfWLKIgTIzK7Co8ZzPMkx-DPdZ8R2sXDsfaQsEU8wN6bfjAnQZ9k-9MPt3LqJM4JPyc9RLNzWBDsag3HI8o8JgbS-xMSUoELTgXmUKo47ev56n0qBGg5-WIX8WbIsCUHS83kAHbuNVpB8bkFWvZ7WEB5o9Xnwu2TlE5MgVR9YJgP3Gbf3vkI5rrxEiU9cIy-sfZ_qHLl8Cp6cY9fPpRhUOqJxiQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952796000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Wte9ITkv3MPR_fNBAqRI7\">Round 1 FiM FTC Event Registration Form<\/a>\u00a0(link)<\/b><\/span><b>Opens 7am, Thurs. Oct 2; due by Sunday, Oct. 5<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>In case the hyperlink doesn&#8217;t work:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2hBAg8SmlmGb_9_hDuTOT2VK2ZoKEzPTB00_WE-zNAzjkgcWcmQGfrBBhUikMyMwTI7J2Jlew7WC97vljzM3b0yjS0y9s9IT5kTH_j4tEb5EAHvfXw_u-zHOSMREpDUTFAJvZf4lE_DMSNohhWFjBjYkBqYURyWmL0XkxRRQ9Rujr-WSE9B0ALC5azXJwHiTuAxr020KC3NKgrev1PAuKQJ91yIF-dVpUujj37cLuhFp9GNgSjxz1DFGbEdwkB_CXqGfH54J2LFiv3Ie9sN4W8PWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2hBAg8SmlmGb_9_hDuTOT2VK2ZoKEzPTB00_WE-zNAzjkgcWcmQGfrBBhUikMyMwTI7J2Jlew7WC97vljzM3b0yjS0y9s9IT5kTH_j4tEb5EAHvfXw_u-zHOSMREpDUTFAJvZf4lE_DMSNohhWFjBjYkBqYURyWmL0XkxRRQ9Rujr-WSE9B0ALC5azXJwHiTuAxr020KC3NKgrev1PAuKQJ91yIF-dVpUujj37cLuhFp9GNgSjxz1DFGbEdwkB_CXqGfH54J2LFiv3Ie9sN4W8PWQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952796000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2-uyak2sYiogfetHsEO3AN\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/<wbr \/>forms\/d\/e\/<wbr \/>1FAIpQLSdzkTilqdloZLP8w5Vg5mLk<wbr \/>dSl_qXWcBCFTavIfwRD_RkE-hg\/<wbr \/>viewform?usp=header<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Round 1 forms must be submitted by\u00a0Sunday, October 5.<\/li>\n<li>The Round 1 event registration form is also available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2vG5XrBZDKKOxh7qIcopOz-pRszEIySbhpnZ82WvlhxzmgcWcmQEd8ZLSNZHXILzBIognKQI_QI9wQwi7yzsSJDH5gyL4AfjfJ4k1LGhQqVa23KW44sotvHTrRljnLtbLXmvvy89OE-o44xKlbg39ot2BQVcmSkFLYfSzYYMsn3gm2FW2dlY9OP0nhHCx1afilKz1-Y_NuV7YIllH_K1jiaJIsm9i9CXV7s-uQDzbZ1r8Nb0guIZdXPUVg4VqWtBBtn_20g43Q2jML8pjTerFcLOkuDbSLPDmDtvqr5eKi5ZLcbfozG7MAOYuLDtbGipR4uP4OXPjQtzrkE380Mu9wg0vWJsXheI-VTh8kI52HLtE3_AX36hmukqmgbiZF1b0ewrbWP9K5GEs0DifEWP_KKppm3eRsbxMgGEDDAJ7Om3LlKV0TI8ZH7iowp1_t8wE2Vk_IlrAXhYh2DrKoMyN1igGyBvhmSLAVIDN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2vG5XrBZDKKOxh7qIcopOz-pRszEIySbhpnZ82WvlhxzmgcWcmQEd8ZLSNZHXILzBIognKQI_QI9wQwi7yzsSJDH5gyL4AfjfJ4k1LGhQqVa23KW44sotvHTrRljnLtbLXmvvy89OE-o44xKlbg39ot2BQVcmSkFLYfSzYYMsn3gm2FW2dlY9OP0nhHCx1afilKz1-Y_NuV7YIllH_K1jiaJIsm9i9CXV7s-uQDzbZ1r8Nb0guIZdXPUVg4VqWtBBtn_20g43Q2jML8pjTerFcLOkuDbSLPDmDtvqr5eKi5ZLcbfozG7MAOYuLDtbGipR4uP4OXPjQtzrkE380Mu9wg0vWJsXheI-VTh8kI52HLtE3_AX36hmukqmgbiZF1b0ewrbWP9K5GEs0DifEWP_KKppm3eRsbxMgGEDDAJ7Om3LlKV0TI8ZH7iowp1_t8wE2Vk_IlrAXhYh2DrKoMyN1igGyBvhmSLAVIDN&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952796000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3VI53IHKeEOrDL1_QCg1YC\">FiM FTC EVENTS<\/a>\u00a0site page and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2KAv9VksKsg2BJzt0AXF9U6Xw5-Lxu51pz4-hwBXGHuXpgcWcmQFHM7aOU_lCRNbq22pPLO8bxYSsAm9rcTcQug71-mSqh1W9InHdrUKCBixf1cuTeytv7xBm042G9zrfvXPFYhJCtFNA-QYN3EP-Ag3ENVWHcVh84YfRfnYP13Pdr2Pw_EQpB0UDNnedt04f586M8S50e9fVBnveN1vVyEuC85PjK38Z0m9xxJqZJFvBxBXyzKdmQOfFYGIBIN7fYo1GBqNmdmWJoYgakRUWi4wuVrfspgPpoDbmgOHGbzQKEopIkKOUBW-kTU2tvu5fa3EOVhmLMK1S559yCNBbyI6N9ZV83EVWEliNzosBkKymsltiTNqPjTupzEXyiAW_2xo42rP16F0eeA8_8ORPowOSPPMLD0tzNPiwoIuM0r5trekx038Rs3NzeZRzkYZWgJQ_FgTeUDQk8kcby7VnwN0U7J0ZFuX3zmAYHRTM1akbWIOu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2KAv9VksKsg2BJzt0AXF9U6Xw5-Lxu51pz4-hwBXGHuXpgcWcmQFHM7aOU_lCRNbq22pPLO8bxYSsAm9rcTcQug71-mSqh1W9InHdrUKCBixf1cuTeytv7xBm042G9zrfvXPFYhJCtFNA-QYN3EP-Ag3ENVWHcVh84YfRfnYP13Pdr2Pw_EQpB0UDNnedt04f586M8S50e9fVBnveN1vVyEuC85PjK38Z0m9xxJqZJFvBxBXyzKdmQOfFYGIBIN7fYo1GBqNmdmWJoYgakRUWi4wuVrfspgPpoDbmgOHGbzQKEopIkKOUBW-kTU2tvu5fa3EOVhmLMK1S559yCNBbyI6N9ZV83EVWEliNzosBkKymsltiTNqPjTupzEXyiAW_2xo42rP16F0eeA8_8ORPowOSPPMLD0tzNPiwoIuM0r5trekx038Rs3NzeZRzkYZWgJQ_FgTeUDQk8kcby7VnwN0U7J0ZFuX3zmAYHRTM1akbWIOu&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952796000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YjTGM-j6pigvZa1bCYoT2\">EVENT PROCESS<\/a>\u00a0site page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>PLEASE REVIEW THESE KEY POINTS:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>This eblast has been sent to the Lead Coach\/Mentor 1, Lead Coach\/Mentor 2, and Team Administrator for your team. The team should submit ONE Round 1 Event Registration Form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Home Event Pre-assignment\u00a0IS\u00a0NOT\u00a0an event placement.<\/strong> A Round 1 Event Registration form must be submitted even if your team would like to &#8220;keep&#8221; their pre-assigned home event.<\/li>\n<li>FiM FTC Home Event Pre-assignment full list (link). <a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2CzcyFjVtHyt4CKR2QHjUEeHDKOBn9WQVZPgofdsFWVrtgcWcmQG8gVxcuVbTOftFyZaoCmsDdDFX4rY1-BOavqAFuefccQ2zL-nF0pN9Gc00uKtjxkFL_XNZt4sJ-6vz4C66DzA-vrIlsIoXTyT_9pm3LY6FfQEI59wLwnNndXvvP71usKJuGP1-CEgWUns55Nh0oYGfyRaH5M65VEX6cCH2DwhvDHLxIukqLaUqBd6_aK8YvOkXoGV2TZBEkYdglQeoWGaDcCd_5nSmysrO4pQb5KF3eOvwHqBdw5wle23LcggHcvWYjAKTl0pI-RlCMVImYzYX3X1JZZzeb6kKTkRcsOgnVQ3m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2CzcyFjVtHyt4CKR2QHjUEeHDKOBn9WQVZPgofdsFWVrtgcWcmQG8gVxcuVbTOftFyZaoCmsDdDFX4rY1-BOavqAFuefccQ2zL-nF0pN9Gc00uKtjxkFL_XNZt4sJ-6vz4C66DzA-vrIlsIoXTyT_9pm3LY6FfQEI59wLwnNndXvvP71usKJuGP1-CEgWUns55Nh0oYGfyRaH5M65VEX6cCH2DwhvDHLxIukqLaUqBd6_aK8YvOkXoGV2TZBEkYdglQeoWGaDcCd_5nSmysrO4pQb5KF3eOvwHqBdw5wle23LcggHcvWYjAKTl0pI-RlCMVImYzYX3X1JZZzeb6kKTkRcsOgnVQ3m&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952797000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Aw9TbvQhxGWwfJncoFphR\">https:\/\/docs.<wbr \/>google.com\/spreadsheets\/u\/1\/d\/<wbr \/>e\/2PACX-1vSbjukSK-<wbr \/>ofdjx1DlD4h4unweU2ZBybcLqC55s_<wbr \/>Ke8MiolsGUrF96DtIyq943Ug6TmWiP<wbr \/>_6581Wp2is\/pubhtml?gid=<wbr \/>1510498341&amp;single=true<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If your team is not yet registered for the 2025-26 season, please\u00a0fill out the linked<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2ksH_mrrXRXR_B39HWsqOXK8Ja10R28ptKTHqOFe2pkTvgcWcmQGn4wyDKDMBJ3BC-Bc0nLK1JK12Bkd3aXrIXgCbdPi3fj4-MC0tifCmoWedZM1xMdxDb08VYKG-9-pAjAmy62hGSAtT5ZjU0yaw2avE40y0uU9yqS57WCGxHdWE7YqLiMKBNtrKX3nve0bNvo2b-yGu_GPXMXCCSuJIuX4CMxg3rv2uPcnLgIygi4DqSpk2RfYAbrDoF8NH_ormXMa7xnqC8Kuldw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2ksH_mrrXRXR_B39HWsqOXK8Ja10R28ptKTHqOFe2pkTvgcWcmQGn4wyDKDMBJ3BC-Bc0nLK1JK12Bkd3aXrIXgCbdPi3fj4-MC0tifCmoWedZM1xMdxDb08VYKG-9-pAjAmy62hGSAtT5ZjU0yaw2avE40y0uU9yqS57WCGxHdWE7YqLiMKBNtrKX3nve0bNvo2b-yGu_GPXMXCCSuJIuX4CMxg3rv2uPcnLgIygi4DqSpk2RfYAbrDoF8NH_ormXMa7xnqC8Kuldw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952797000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1KVIff_aDTdqTPTJ3ECcJ-\">\u00a0FTC Registration Status\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/20R3DZXWE8MGLb4Uioty1_WQQ7dR2HiwLBVnG0THeW7PwgcWcmQFp5sLQDrQCNw30VYnwWS0NVvjUndwzpyoOM2TRvgH0knGept2_eDaWkOuW824OeXW5M53yrEjxp0OW90r51lQ5WzNdr3zRwi28fEMRjB03v3tnUpEFHBFrZVnQEJClrmP8jVqpCDoq2BDhBiyBxIUMG6J2zUcU1OTVhWostEOxzYVN806J1KCeAFqNvIwHwTHYKgNqsE_mUR7gtTzFuJPChvuSUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/20R3DZXWE8MGLb4Uioty1_WQQ7dR2HiwLBVnG0THeW7PwgcWcmQFp5sLQDrQCNw30VYnwWS0NVvjUndwzpyoOM2TRvgH0knGept2_eDaWkOuW824OeXW5M53yrEjxp0OW90r51lQ5WzNdr3zRwi28fEMRjB03v3tnUpEFHBFrZVnQEJClrmP8jVqpCDoq2BDhBiyBxIUMG6J2zUcU1OTVhWostEOxzYVN806J1KCeAFqNvIwHwTHYKgNqsE_mUR7gtTzFuJPChvuSUg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952797000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1WRJCN-NutPOdPZmr84hVM\">form<\/a> to share the team&#8217;s season participation status, if the team hasn&#8217;t already.<\/li>\n<li>If you are a league team, your pre-assigned home event should be your league tournament. If this is not the case, email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tammy@firstinmichigan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tammy@firstinmichigan.<wbr \/>org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If your pre-assigned home event is hours away from your location (and you aren&#8217;t a UP team), there is likely a mistake. Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tammy@firstinmichigan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tammy@firstinmichigan.<wbr \/>org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Event capacity is a limiting factor to home event pre-assignments. Some events have a large number of teams in their circumference. In this case, not all teams can be pre-assigned to their physically closest home event due to capacity constraints.\u00a0Each event has a buffer allocation of spots for late-forming teams.<\/li>\n<li>FiM FTC will not be able to officially place a team into an event through the FTC Scoring System until the team is registered with FIRST HQ for the 2025-26 season ($325 FIRST HQ season registration fee is paid).<\/li>\n<li>Note your event&#8217;s States&#8217; advancement location:\n<ul>\n<li>Each qualifying event (qualifier or league tournament) advances a set number of teams to one of the two FiM FTC State Championship events:\u00a0Dec 12-13\u00a0States-NW in Muskegon or Dec. 13-14 States-SE in Grand Blanc.<\/li>\n<li>A team can earn advancement\u00a0to only one\u00a0State Championship event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>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.\u00a0<\/strong>It will not be possible to switch an advancing team from one State Championship event to the other.<\/li>\n<li>Once a team earns a state&#8217;s advancement spot, they are no longer eligible to earn advancement spots at subsequent qualifying events where the team participates. The team can still earn awards at the subsequent events.<\/li>\n<li>Advancement allocations by event are posted on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2OEzVhNSyFi1GfxQOuBI9dHHQ50NGsvJA8uNw-L3p3C_ygcWcmQEki2uwuwpLpEdfRTKs79yfDK4W-FeN7fX70IqN1KfSLogNr1vyXhrgcO2J8FYGuBpUJeWgjrb9K0sEF6h8DA3mhCbW186rj_V6H4n37peH_egXRvHIkhFBql9LZ376WRm5eeORmCzpUDVYwZqilb33-NBh3V6GTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2OEzVhNSyFi1GfxQOuBI9dHHQ50NGsvJA8uNw-L3p3C_ygcWcmQEki2uwuwpLpEdfRTKs79yfDK4W-FeN7fX70IqN1KfSLogNr1vyXhrgcO2J8FYGuBpUJeWgjrb9K0sEF6h8DA3mhCbW186rj_V6H4n37peH_egXRvHIkhFBql9LZ376WRm5eeORmCzpUDVYwZqilb33-NBh3V6GTg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952797000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1LUmbXBU8qr8_6E2hRulWY\">https:\/\/firstinmichigan.<wbr \/>us\/FTC\/event-registration\/<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>site page under &#8220;Advancement Allocations&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Overview of Round 1 Event Registration Process<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The Round 1\u00a0event registration form will prompt the team to make a choice: &#8220;Keep&#8221; their pre-assigned home event or &#8220;Change&#8221; events.<\/li>\n<li>If a team chooses to &#8220;change&#8221; their Round 1\u00a0event from their pre-assigned home event, they must provide 5 ranked alternative preferences of events.\u00a0These are preferences and not a guarantee of where the team will be placed.<\/li>\n<li>For multiple teams out of the same school\/org. that who want to be placed in the same event: Opting to \u201ckeep\u201d your team\u2019s Home Event Pre-assignment is the\u00a0only\u00a0choice that guarantees that this occurs due to capacity constraints at events.<\/li>\n<li>When processing the forms, all of the teams that choose to &#8220;keep&#8221; their pre-assigned home events will be placed in those events first. Then, in date\/timestamp order, the &#8220;change&#8221; request preferences are processed.<\/li>\n<li>For example, when processing a team&#8217;s &#8220;change&#8221; form and their first choice preference has space, the team will be placed in that event. But, if the team&#8217;s first choice preference is at capacity, the 2nd ranked preference is checked. If the team&#8217;s 2nd preference still has space, the team will be placed in that event. If not, the 3rd ranked preference is checked, and so on.<\/li>\n<li>If a team does not provide enough ranked preferences (like only one, for example), and their 1st ranked preference is at capacity, the team will be placed in their pre-assigned home event by default. It is recommended that if a team really doesn&#8217;t want their pre-assigned home event, the team should provide all 5 ranked preferences.<\/li>\n<li>2nd and possibly 3rd\u00a0Round\u00a0Event Registration will occur after 1st\u00a0round\u00a0event placement is completed. Stay tuned to team eblasts!<\/li>\n<li>Please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2MJuOz62VZlSHJmX8TnK4I1r_mMvQupLzab5Bgze9Dvv0gcWcmQHGwzCcS9G-URkOp3GJZazHOmRmXvT-8Vv1N7STHviE0Wj6cvg5EvlKom1U6hcp-g2J2L9jFZPMPU59HO-vWkC6S-v_W-m5RBJipietR6EoDfK6hDeZvrZFt5Jq-ACSPghqFwIJANN0AfzAQU2W-OKugXpfUNLmuTXVTkXMLs51UZCmxEN8MaOKaMzX9qzWqe4dNLfk9YaG-5YSeryG3_ABpt0J-pRd-UUvk_A-0YCIE9BvZQbI6ZU1K4EZu_r2kp3W7KBFTd_KCSBVtT6VUoe96txYXKUF2iNf62FkXnOK6giYq4M0JsXHebOGM7qM5RIN0XNPNushr7y6BR2oqYziulkg5-FWY2g4OMjPxnd7-xBsjMAMyn7WPhQ2I41j8_rFuK-9oAzVDRgHAwZSGJmsxehdQ6LvlzoKr9l2DAmPQbzeofp7TjR4FMvrMIjYDw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2MJuOz62VZlSHJmX8TnK4I1r_mMvQupLzab5Bgze9Dvv0gcWcmQHGwzCcS9G-URkOp3GJZazHOmRmXvT-8Vv1N7STHviE0Wj6cvg5EvlKom1U6hcp-g2J2L9jFZPMPU59HO-vWkC6S-v_W-m5RBJipietR6EoDfK6hDeZvrZFt5Jq-ACSPghqFwIJANN0AfzAQU2W-OKugXpfUNLmuTXVTkXMLs51UZCmxEN8MaOKaMzX9qzWqe4dNLfk9YaG-5YSeryG3_ABpt0J-pRd-UUvk_A-0YCIE9BvZQbI6ZU1K4EZu_r2kp3W7KBFTd_KCSBVtT6VUoe96txYXKUF2iNf62FkXnOK6giYq4M0JsXHebOGM7qM5RIN0XNPNushr7y6BR2oqYziulkg5-FWY2g4OMjPxnd7-xBsjMAMyn7WPhQ2I41j8_rFuK-9oAzVDRgHAwZSGJmsxehdQ6LvlzoKr9l2DAmPQbzeofp7TjR4FMvrMIjYDw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952797000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2wsqjNtX4n_pU6fnBR7b0n\">https:\/\/firstinmichigan.<wbr \/>us\/FTC\/event-registration\/<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>site page for more details on the event registration process if you have more questions.\u00a0The allocation of advancement spots by event is posted at the above link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>HQ &#8220;Event Ready&#8221; Status<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div>FIRST HQ deems a team as &#8220;Event Ready&#8221; when the following tasks are completed:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Team has both a Lead Coach\/Mentor 1 and 2 listed on the Team Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Both Lead Coach\/Mentor 1 and 2 have electronically signed their FIRST HQ Consent\/Release form (indicated on the individual\u2019s FIRST Account).<\/li>\n<li>Both Lead Coach\/Mentor 1 and 2 have completed the FIRST Youth Protection background screening (indicated on the individual\u2019s FIRST Account).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Coaches will not have access to the Team Roster nor be able to register youth team members using the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2fNlXvgBMy5WPW_uw6tXbWngol7W-h1G3P9HV-Ha9c0v2gcWcmQEVFVGC6exTCBcHJtkiJvXHDglDc2hrCDreaIvNsFxjt4Vy2EKMP5_hA0DQfPeRNbUSJvgz1-wZaegXmZ0_judDU95raIu313uDtQXcAubUdOZXP33_rM3XE1AbuIVaKlmgdzeOR6RRWy-oBK5EZkvAJDWVDiPF5B37WKbM5gcjbBkG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2fNlXvgBMy5WPW_uw6tXbWngol7W-h1G3P9HV-Ha9c0v2gcWcmQEVFVGC6exTCBcHJtkiJvXHDglDc2hrCDreaIvNsFxjt4Vy2EKMP5_hA0DQfPeRNbUSJvgz1-wZaegXmZ0_judDU95raIu313uDtQXcAubUdOZXP33_rM3XE1AbuIVaKlmgdzeOR6RRWy-oBK5EZkvAJDWVDiPF5B37WKbM5gcjbBkG&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952797000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0SbkM5LqkaJfhwQa_RfCnk\">Express Enrollment<\/a>&#8221; path if the above tasks are not completed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If your team paid their season registration fee over a weekend or via PO, there could be a delay in the team showing as &#8220;paid&#8221; on the HQ system. If there is a problem with the processing of your team&#8217;s season registration fee, reach out directly to FIRST HQ at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ftcteams@firstinspires.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ftcteams@firstinspires.org<\/a>. Please put your team number in the subject line of the note i.e. &#8220;FTC 9999&#8221;.<\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Registering Youth Team Members<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div>All team members must be\u00a0registered\u00a0on the team, with an electronically signed FIRST HQ Consent\/Release form submitted, before the team&#8217;s first event. Once registered on the team, the student will appear on the Team Roster accessible from the Team Dashboard. It is best to complete this task now, rather than waiting until &#8220;crunch time&#8221;.\u00a0 FIRST&#8217;s &#8220;Express Enrollment&#8221; path is the fastest, easiest way to accomplish this team task:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2tMaXG77ukUZI_DWpWBE245r8quG5VaG0CqKeArkZsiv4gcWcmQHHNluzo3cNRvuxo7Qzg5pEpvt_Tm89wCZQrrfkoDAIlOzL2Td2w3PVURCPYkUyLAFU6zknQovNqvc2_GG5ksVXS6BrrIQpvzcemsp7Qb0PLOMtzbqT1j94J5K--NGCQ4UYRQsvlKvrKr3jUX46lNFJtcaH5poW8w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/firstinmichigan-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2tMaXG77ukUZI_DWpWBE245r8quG5VaG0CqKeArkZsiv4gcWcmQHHNluzo3cNRvuxo7Qzg5pEpvt_Tm89wCZQrrfkoDAIlOzL2Td2w3PVURCPYkUyLAFU6zknQovNqvc2_GG5ksVXS6BrrIQpvzcemsp7Qb0PLOMtzbqT1j94J5K--NGCQ4UYRQsvlKvrKr3jUX46lNFJtcaH5poW8w&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759400952797000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1e9OYhMRzH0SO5N7riWPnO\">https:\/\/www.<wbr \/>firstinspires.org\/programs\/<wbr \/>youth-registration<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Idea: Have a &#8220;Get registered&#8221; themed team meeting! Set up a laptop or two and invite parents\/guardians to come in to work through the process. Have someone on hand who is familiar with navigating the HQ system to assist (ok, I know they just moved everything around!).<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1 Event Registration Opens 10\/2, 7am\u00a0 l\u00a0 Overview of Event Reg Process\u00a0 l\u00a0 HQ &#8220;Event Ready Status\u00a0 l\u00a0 Registering Student Team Members<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/2025\/10\/01\/09-30-25\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-tammy","4":"has-more-link","5":"post-8181","7":"format-standard","8":"category-team-eblasts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8181"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8187,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8181\/revisions\/8187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}