Welcome to Freight Frenzy!

Welcome to the 2021/2022 FIRST Tech Challenge Season! 

We're so excited to welcome everyone back! Find out everything you need to know about Kickoff here! 

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Location: Brophy College Prep (4701 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012)

REGISTER FOR KICKOFF HERE - 

MUST BE DONE TO SHIP A GAME PIECE TO YOUR TEAM

7:30 AM: Doors Open

8:00 AM: Finals matches from Reunion Tour (recorded)

8:30 AM: Welcome and Arizona season information

9:00 AM: Game Reveal! 

9:40 AM: Game deep dive with Rich and Robert

10:20 AM: Workshops

11:30 AM: Lunch break

12:20 PM: Workshops resume

2:30 PM: Kickoff ends

IMPORTANT: COVID MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS

• Brophy requires masks for everyone while indoors.
• Food must be eaten outside.
• All students, coaches, and mentors need to sign a current 2021 FIRST Consent and Release form. (Online on FIRST Dashboard or on paper - ENGLISH - SPANISH)
• Please bring your roster and any paper consent forms to Kickoff. 
• Do not allow any student, mentor, or spectator to attend that is feeling ill or showing any COVID symptoms. Temperatures will be scanned as you enter the venue.
• Continue to meet safely, complying with mitigation strategies put in place by your schools.
• High touch areas will be sanitized frequently.
• Each workshop will be offered twice. If a classroom is full, please find another workshop and attend during the 2nd session. 

KICKOFF WORKSHOP SCHEDULE & LINKS

• The complete schedule for Kickoff and the workshop descriptions can be found HERE.
• Teams can join us via Zoom. Workshops will also be recorded and posted to the CocoNuts' YouTube Channel after Kickoff. 
• Links for each workshop are below (in alphabetical order).
• Advocating for STEM Education
• Blocks Programming
• Coaches and Mentors Reunion
• Communication and Dynamics of a Veteran Team
• FIRST Tech Challenge Control System Updates
• Freight Frenzy Game Overview - will be recorded and uploaded after Kickoff
• Fundraising and Marketing for FIRST Teams
• Introduction to Android Studio
• Judging Tips
• KanBan and other Ways to Communicate Effectively - Recording will be posted to YouTube after Kickoff
• Mechanical Design and Strategy
• Programming and Build Help
• Robot Inspection

LIVE STREAM FOR ARIZONA KICKOFF!

Thank you REV & PITSCO for providing us with goodies to hand out at Kickoff! Check out their videos below!