Team Update to Rules, Compass Award due Feb. 1 + Desert Vista Livestream

Compass Award 2025 - Videos due February 1 at 6:00 PM

All teams are welcome to nominate a coach or mentor for the Compass Award, which will be given at both the Four Corners and Arizona Championships! Teams must submit a 1-minute video following the guidelines in the Game Manual and submit it by February 1 at 6:00 pm. Videos should be submitted to this folder, clearly named with the team number and the name of the mentor. There are separate submission folders for Arizona and Four Corners. Teams are eligible to submit for the Compass Award, even if they don't qualify for their region Championship. 

IMPORTANT - Team Update to rule G427

On January 16, FTC leadership created a team update that rewords rule G427. This rule clarifies robot interactions during end game when some robots may be trying to ascend, and some may be trying to continue to collect samples. Please be sure to read this, and ALL TEAM UPDATES prior to your next competition. Referees must abide by rules and clarifications in all team updates. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Can't get enough robots? Volunteer for an FRC Regional in March! Sign up via your FIRST Dashboard or learn more about event volunteering HERE. We also need more judges for the FLL and FTC Championship events. 

We prefer that judges have no affiliation with a team competing at the event. Please consider judging if your team doesn't qualify for your region championship.

Arizona FIRST Event Dates:

• FTC Qualifying Tournaments near you! (Jan 11, 18, 25 and Feb 1, 8)
• Arizona FLL Championship: Jan. 18, ASU West Campus
• Four Corners FTC Championship: Feb. 8, Dine' College, Tsalie
• Arizona FTC Championship: Feb. 21 & 22, Embry Riddle, Prescott
• Arizona North FRC Regional: March 13-15, Coconino High School, Flagstaff
• Arizona East FRC Regional: March 20-22, Corona Del Sol HS, Tempe

Congrats to the teams that advanced to the Arizona Championship from the Cactus Wren qualifying tournament: 

• 7156: Wolves Robotics 2
• 13968: Herberger Howlers
• 14524: Trivium Knight Lights
• 14855: Shamrocks
• 18583: BASIS Java Beans

Good luck to all the teams competing at this weekend's Desert Vista Qualifying Tournament! Watch all the action here: