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Team Role – Grade Level Team Captain – 12th
Team Co-Captain & Pit Crew Chief – 12th
Communications Director – 11th
Mechanical Specialist – 11th Safety Captain – 10th
Graphic Designer – 10th
Spirit Captain – 10th
Electronics Specialist – 10th
Electronics Specialist – 10th
Electronics Specialist – 10th
Electronics Specialist – 10th
3 Computer Club Members3 Band Members1 Cheerleader1 Football Player1 Soccer Player1 Theatre Member
3 Students that were not involved in any other afterschool activities
Everyone is a potential team member
DiversityHard workerDedicationGracious ProfessionalismSelf-MotivatedEasy to get along with
COACH’S NOTE
You need team members that will read and study the manual.
You need team members and coaches that are willing to work for at least two hours on most days during the competition season.
Everything you do depends on being safe!!!
You need to appoint a safety captain; it may seem odd now but in the end it will benefit you greatly
Always wear yoursafety glasses
COACH’S NOTE
Practice appropriate safety procedures everyday and start on day one.
All team members should read the safety section of the game manual.
The team should run much like a business; that is FIRST’s intention
It can be easier to stay organized when broken into smaller groups
Good groups consist of: Electronics, Programming, Mechanical, Design
What we did: Appointed a Team Captain Appointed a Communications
Director Appointed a leader within
each group
COACH’S NOTE
Decide where other responsibilities fall. Who will design your team t-shirts? Who will organize meetings? Who will work to secure funding? Who will build your shipping crate?
FRC teams can be expensive, especially if you will have a lot of travel costs.
For sustainability, you will probably need a combination of Grant Funds Sponsorship Funds School (or Organization) Funds
TOTAL EXPENSES$11,334.06
Kickoff Expenses: $795.98
Regional Competition Expenses: $8,992.42
Construction Expenses: $1,156.97
Other Team Expenses (T-Shirts, Food, etc.): $388.70
COACH’S NOTE
These numbers are based on 13 team members.
Average cost per team member = $871
What we are doing: Finding businesses in our community that
would have an interest in this type of program Offering multiple sponsorship options that
include different levels of support and different levels of benefits such as advertising and recognition
Writing professional business letters to specific business owners/managers in the community Following up with phone calls and then in-person
meetings Presenting to local civic groups
COACH’S NOTETake care of your current sponsors to increase renewed sponsorship and positive word-of-mouth throughout the business community.
COACH’S NOTE
The season is long.
The work days are long.
The competition days are long.
Pace yourself and stay hydrated!
Stress relief
Always have fun with the team!
COACH’S NOTE
Don’t forget to have fun!
Don’t miss opportunities for team building.
Make Friends
COACH’S NOTE
Work with other teams when you have an opportunity.
They may need your help today, but you may need their help tomorrow.
It’s good to have friends.
Last Year’sCompetition:
BREAKAWAY
Started at the Quick Build
Built according to directions at Quick Build, but later decided that we needed a different strategy: Had trouble with traction
▪ Split the slick wheels▪ Switched from 2-wheel drive to 4-wheel drive
Decided to go through tunnel▪ Made robot more narrow▪ Made the robot lower to the ground▪ Tried to become more defensive
Ball Control Used a vacuum system
▪ 12-volt vacuum for a car▪ To contact the ball, lowered front
▪ Tried a funnel system, but had problems
Problems: Wasn’t very powerful Used a lot of battery Had trouble programming the on/off control Could not reverse the motor to push the ball
out
Followed Instructions Completely
Finalized a Design before Building Been Specific Create a Detailed Drawing Planned and Tested Ball Control
Better Time Management Autonomous Mode
COACH’S NOTE
We should have planned for an easy way to turn the power off quickly during competition.
All motors had to be controlled remotely, regardless of what they control.
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