GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TEAMS COMPETING TODAY AT THE ARIZONA FIRST TECH CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP
Please note: we only have one camera per division right now. We are working to get tripods so we can broadcast both fields. Thanks for your patience.
GRAND CANYON DIVISION LIVE STREAM
Congratulations to all 48 teams that are competing at the Arizona FIRST Tech Challenge Championship February 24 & 25! Now it's time to go on a road trip with your cones...
Championship Warmup Scrimmages - Now one in Tucson too!SAN TAN VALLEY SCRIMMAGE:
San Tan Foothills High School is hosting a "Championship Warmup" Scrimmage for any team that wants to get some extra practice in prior to competing at the Arizona Championship, or any other event later in the season - remember there are off-season events coming up! There will be two full fields available to build autonomous programs and opportunities to run practice matches with other teams. RSVP HERE to sign up.
Date: February 11, 2023
Time: 8 am to 4 pm (teams can come and go as they need)
Location: San Tan Foothills High School (1255 W Silverdale Rd, San Tan Valley, AZ 85142)
TUCSON SCRIMMAGE:
San Miguel High School Gym (6601 S. San Fernando Rd., Tucson, AZ 85756)
Date: February 11, 2023
Time: 2pm to 7pm.
It will be informal but will have a match and timing system set up. Pizza will be provided for all attendees.
RSVP: Brojack@sanmiguelhigh.org
Arizona Advocacy Day & FIRST Robotics at the Arizona Capital
The Arizona Advocacy Conference is an opportunity for Arizona FIRST Teams to speak to their state senators and representatives about STEM and robotics, and demonstrate robots on the lawn of the Arizona Capitol.
LUNAR LEGACY INVITATIONAL - More chances to compete!
Looking for another chance to compete? The Lunar Legacy Robotics Invitational will bring together robotics teams from three programs from all over to celebrate the exploration of space, Flagstaff's role in space flight, and the legacy that is being passed to the next generation of innovators.
Gracious Professionalism Reminder
Remember, safety glasses are required at ALL TIMES in the pits and on the competition field, as are closed-toed shoes, walking with purpose, and any long hair tied back. These rules are for the safety of everyone and will be enforced at all our events. Please remind your teams of the event expectations and that Gracious Professionalism is expected at all times. Be respectful to anyone providing a reminder, and remember that our event staff is all volunteers - they are giving up their valuable time for you!
Pre-Championship Scrimmage
San Tan Foothills High School is hosting a "Championship Warmup" Scrimmage for any team that wants to get some extra practice in prior to competing at the Arizona Championship, or any other event later in the season - remember there are off-season events coming up! There will be two full fields available to build autonomous programs and opportunities to run practice matches with other teams. RSVP HERE to sign up.
Date: February 11, 2023
Time: 8 am to 4 pm (teams can come and go as they need)
Location: San Tan Foothills High School (1255 W Silverdale Rd, San Tan Valley, AZ 85142)
Arizona Advocacy Day & FIRST Robotics at the Arizona Capital
The Arizona Advocacy Conference is an opportunity for Arizona FIRST Teams to speak to their state senators and representatives about STEM and robotics, and demonstrate robots on the lawn of the Arizona Capitol.
REGISTER YOUR TEAM BY CLICKING THIS LINK
LUNAR LEGACY INVITATIONAL
The Lunar Legacy Robotics Invitational will bring together robotics teams from three programs from all over to celebrate the exploration of space, Flagstaff's role in space flight, and the legacy that is being passed to the next generation of innovators.
Crazy amounts of snow in Flagstaff means
Robots + Cones be like...
Pre-Championship Scrimmage
San Tan Foothills High School is hosting a "Championship Warmup" Scrimmage for any team that wants to get some extra practice in prior to competing at the Arizona Championship, or any other event later in the season - remember there are off-season events coming up! There will be two full fields available to build autonomous programs and opportunities to run practice matches with other teams. RSVP HERE to sign up.
Date: February 11, 2023
Time: 8 am to 4 pm (teams can come and go as they need)
Location: San Tan Foothills High School (1255 W Silverdale Rd, San Tan Valley, AZ 85142)
COMING SOON - FIRST Robotics Day at the Arizona Capital
The CocoNuts are organizing an Advocacy Day for STEM and Robotics. FRC and FTC Teams are invited to join us for remote training on effective advocacy. Teams will then make appointments with their Arizona Senators and Representatives to meet with them during our FIRST Robotics Day at the AZ Capitol, plus have the opportunity to demo robots on the Capitol lawn.
Invitation Compete in Utah
Invitations have been sent out to 4-corners teams (AZ, UT, CO, NM) to compete at the Hurricane High School Qualifier on February 4. Interested teams can register at this site. Remember, you can advance to a state Championship from your first three qualifiers. Any teams who have three plays already would play this for fun, but any teams with only one or two could qualify to the Utah Championship!
Please direct questions to firstrobotics@suu.edu
LUNAR LEGACY INVITATIONAL
The Lunar Legacy Robotics Invitational will bring together robotics teams from three programs from all over to celebrate the exploration of space, Flagstaff's role in space flight, and the legacy that is being passed to the next generation of innovators.
Thanks & Regards
Tanzeela Sherkar
GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS COMPETING AT THE TURQUOISE QUALIFIER!
Last Chance to Change or Add Qualifiers!
You may know that our January and February qualifiers are full...like, bursting at the seams beyond full! Thanks to our partnership with AZFIRST and Microchip, we are excited to announce a 9th qualifying tournament for Arizona teams. This event will take place at the Microchip facility in Chandler on January 28 (same day as the Copper event in Queen Creek).
Any teams that would like to switch into this event because the date or location is better, or to add a 3rd event to your season schedule, please email Christine AND ftc.arizona@gmail.com. This event has 6 spots left!
It's pretty exciting that we have so many teams that want to play!
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 West Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, Arizona, USA 85224
January 28, 2023
We were also able to add a few additional spots to the February 4 Desert Vista Qualifier! 2 spots left, let us know if your team would like to compete there.
Gameplay Pro-Tip – Beacon Size
The FIRST® Tech Challenge Game Design Committee has recently received questions regarding “micro” beacons; meaning that the beacons, although meeting size requirements, are small and sometimes difficult to see during gameplay. The intent of the beacon construction rules is to have teams build beacons that are clearly visible during gameplay to be properly scored by the referees during a match. If a beacon is constructed too small for a referee to see it, it will not be considered scored, and cannot be disputed after the match concludes. It is important to note that the referees must be able to see the beacon.
Please see forum post https://ftc-qa.firstinspires.org/qa/216 for additional information/explanation.
LUNAR LEGACY INVITATIONAL
The Lunar Legacy Robotics Invitational will bring together robotics teams from three programs from all over to celebrate the exploration of space, Flagstaff's role in space flight, and the legacy that is being passed to the next generation of innovators.
Thanks & Regards
Tanzeela Sherkar
GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS COMPETING AT THIS WEEKEND'S
PALO VERDE QUALIFIER!
Check out the live stream here.
Additional Qualifier - January 28, Microchip in Chandler
You may know that our January and February qualifiers are full...like, bursting at the seams beyond full! Thanks to our partnership with AZFIRST and Microchip, we are excited to announce a 9th qualifying tournament for Arizona teams. This event will take place at the Microchip facility in Chandler on January 28 (same day as the Copper event in Queen Creek).
Any teams that would like to switch into this event because the date or location is better, or to add a 3rd event to your season schedule, please email Christine AND ftc.arizona@gmail.com. We're hoping that by shifting up to 20 teams to this event that we can alleviate some of the strain on the larger events and at the same time open up some availability at other events.
It's pretty exciting that we have so many teams that want to play!
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 West Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, Arizona, USA 85224
January 28, 2023
Taking Flight Event at EVIT
Looking for a fun way to spend your weekend? Check out Taking Flight, hosted by STEM+C! Flying contraptions, robots, and more!
Electrostatic Mitigation Reminder
As the weather gets colder and the air gets drier (and when is the air NOT dry in Arizona?), electrostatic discharge (ESD) issues could arise during practice and more crucially at your event which may affect your robot’s ability to compete at peak performance. Teams are reminded that there are several things you can do to minimize the effects of ESD on your robot, which are explained in our Managing Electrostatic Discharge Effects document on ftc-docs. You can also find additional mitigation techniques for both the robot and the Driver Station in the FIRST® Tech Challenge Robot Wiring Guide.
Pro-tip – Official Game Q&A Forum
“We’d like to remind all teams that in order to receive official answers about robot construction rules, game rules, etc., you will need to use the official Game Q&A forum. Each team has an account where they may ask questions and receive official answers. The rulings from the official Game Q&A forum are the only FTC Forum rulings that may be brought to a tournament to question a gameplay ruling or show the legality of a part.
Our community forum offers a section for teams to discuss hardware design, 3D printing, CAD, etc. This particular section of the forum is for teams to help teams, and is not in any way an official source to prove legality of parts at an actual tournament.
For more information on the forums FTC offers, please check out our Forum Blog: https://firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/forum-blog.html”
