Friday, September 15, 2023

CENTERSTAGE IS HERE!!!!


STANDING ROOM ONLY AT THE ARIZONA KICKOFF!!!
Thank you to all our workshop presenters, coaches, mentors, and tournament hosts for Kickoff of the CENTERSTAGE season with a lot of energy and enthusiasm! 

Centerstage Resources 

Be sure to visit the official Game and Season Info page for all things CENTERSTAGE - the game manuals, animation, team resources and more! Check back often, as new materials are added throughout the season. 

Arizona Kickoff Workshops can be viewed and downloaded here. 

Teachers: Get PD hours for Kickoff

NAU Center for Science Teaching and Learning is offering Professional Development Certificates for Kickoff that you can use for salary advancement or recertification! Fill out this short survey to get yours!


Qualifying Tournaments - What you need to know about registration!

  • Some events are going to fill in round one!
  • If you want to play Nov 18 and willing to travel to Show Low, please let me know - Show Low can host 24 teams!
  • 1st and 2nd events will be assigned Monday September 19
    • Depending on capacity, teams could be assigned be any combination of 1st/2nd/3rd choice or alternate but each team will get two confirmed events! 
    • Look at the roster link (to the right) starting at about 5 pm for your assignments.
    • There is a tab for each event at the bottom.
  • Put in your choices by Monday
    • We are assigning 1st and 2nd September 18
    • 3rd events are assigned September 25
    • Invoices will go out by September 29
    • Payment is due November 17
  • Hosting a scrimmage? Send us dates, times, contact information, address!


Meet the Field hosted by Team Viper, #11980
Saturday Sept. 23 
3pm - 6pm 
Free carne asada dinner served at 5pm!
San Miguel High School gym
6601 South San Fernando Road
Tucson, AZ 85756
Contact is Bro. Jack - cell (559) 779-4555

FIRST Tech Challenge Game Q&A Forum
The FIRST Tech Challenge Game Q&A Forum will open on Monday, September 18, at 12:00 p.m. ET. This forum allows teams to ask questions about gameplay, competition rules, judging rules, robot build rules, field setup and team provided element construction. Please see our instructions on accessing the official game Q&A form. Please read both Game Manual Part 1 and 2 prior to posting questions to the forum. Learn more in our blog post here!


Software Development Kit Update
The Software Development Kit (SDK) 9.0 contains a default TensorFlow model that can detect the white Pixel used as the default Randomization Object. The sample code built into the SDK uses this default model, so teams can load the sample code and immediately begin testing and understanding the properties of the default model. The TensorFlow for CENTERSTAGE document on ftc-docs is intended to help teams understand the default model, understand the challenges with recognizing objects like the Pixel, and provides tips for teams when choosing their own Team Prop.



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