FRC 2018 Kickoff Meeting
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FRC 2018 Kickoff Meeting Presented by Rick Blight September 27/28, 2017 1 Goals for Tonight Learn about FRC and our team Become acquainted with team mentors Understand our team’s goals Review season activities Review competition and travel plans Answer parent and student questions Get through 50+ slides and questions in about an hour! 2 What is AIR? Aquidneck Island Robotics 4H Club (AIR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Newport, RI. 4-H Club founded in 2008. Non-profit formed in 2014. AIR provides robotics programs to K-12 students from any school (public, private, home). 2017-2018 Breakdown 9 Teams (1 FRC, 1 FTC, 4 FLL, 3 FLL JR) 93 K-12 Students 33 Unique Schools + 6 Home School Students 3 What is FIRST? FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology FIRST was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH. 4 What is FRC? FRC: FIRST Robotics Competition The varsity Sport for the MindTM, FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to "real-world engineering" as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. 5 4-H & FIRST Online Registrations All mentors must register with RI 4-H and pass background check. All families must register online with RI 4-H. DO NOT SEND DUES! All families must sign an online waiver with FIRST before attending competitions. Easier said than done. Tom Silveria will help get mentors into RI 4-H system. I will send instructions in October for RI 4-H and FIRST. 6 BLUF We are the equivalent of a traveling sports team. This sport is expensive and our team members and coaches take it seriously. Think of our meetings like practices for any other sport. An unbelievable amount of time and energy is spent making our team successful. All adults in the AIR organization are giving up their most valuable asset – time – to provide this experience. Please show them the utmost respect. We are not in this just for ourselves; we impact the community by helping other teams 7 Team Background Team Name: AIR STRIKE Team Number: 78 Teams are assigned permanent numbers from FIRST. The higher the number the less time in FRC. Rookie teams starting at 6800 this year. Rookie Year: 1996* *AIR STRIKE was formed after splitting from another team in 2009. Due to the experience of mentors, our team could not be considered a rookie at the time. 8 Team Metrics 38 Students Bishop Connolly 15 more than 2016 Bishop Hendricken 21 Rookies Home School 17 Veterans 26 Young Men Middletown High 12 Young Women (10 new!) North Kingstown High 13 Schools Portsmouth Abbey 2 or more years on team: 9 students Portsmouth Middle Breakdown By Grade Portsmouth High 8th: 3 Rogers High 9th: 10 South Kingston High 10th: 3 St. George’s 11th: 12 12th: 10 St. Mary Academy – Bay View Tiverton High 9 Team Award History 3x Entrepreneurship Blue Banners - 7 1x Safety 2 District 2x Gracious Professionalism Competition 1x Industrial Design Champions 2x Quality 1 Regional 3x Dean's List Champion 3x VOTY RIDE 3x District Finalist 2 District 1x Regional Finalist Chairman’s Award 1x Champ. Div. Finalists 2 Regional 3x Engineering Inspiration Chairman’s Award 10 Educational Partner Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWC) Workspace/Tools Scientists/Engineers Funds for purchasing tools & parts Support of approximately $60k per year for all AIR programs Since 2010 Season AIR & FRC not possible in it’s current form without NUWC Partnership 11 Platinum Sponsors - $2,500+ 12 Gold Sponsors - $1,000+ 13 Silver Sponsors - $500+ MVL LAW 14 Yearly FRC Operating Costs Robot: $20,500 Admin: $2,500 Competition Entry: $15,000 Total $38,000 These are direct expenses for operating the team yearly. These figures do not include travel costs or grant support. 15 Bowling Tournament Fundraiser! 16 Fundraising Yearly Calendar Raffle Sell in November, Draw in December Goal is for AIR to sell 1000 tickets – FRC team sell 780! Potential corporate donations/sponsors contact Heather Lynch – [email protected] 17 Lead Mentors Rick Blight (2001) FRC Alum Head Coach Joe Menassa (2001) FRC Alum Resources Coordinator Tom Dolan (2002) FRC Alum Lead Mechanical Mentor Kim Lesieur (2011) FRC Alum Scouting/Awards Tim Sieben (2010) FRC Alum Lead Control Systems Mentor 18 Technical Mentors Rick Casey (2004) Control Systems/RIDE Chair Jim Dolan (2016) Mechanical/Field Mockup Austin Estrella (2011) FRC Alum Mechanical/Backup Drive Coach Gary Gabriel (1995) Mechanical/Prototyping/Safety/RIDE LRI 19 Technical Mentors Paige Manuel (2017) Mechanical/Troubleshooting David Nugent (1995) Mechanical/Machinist Mark Seidman (2008) Control Systems Gerri Wholey (2016) Bumpers/Field Construction Ken Wilkinson (2017) Mechanical 20 Parent Support Brian Armijo (2017) Mechanical/Field Mockup Will Collins (2016) Mechanical/Field Mockup Maria Corey (2015) Fundraising/Travel Logistics Heather Lynch (2014) AIR Outreach Coordinator Stephanie Mediate (2015) Fundraising/Travel Logistics Sheli Silveria (2017) Fundraising/Social Media Darlene Sullivan (2016) Fundraising/Travel Logistics 21 General Building 80 Rules Safety glasses at all times during meetings. No food or beverage besides capped water allowed in workshop. Cell phones in cubby at the start of meetings. Use cell phones, if you must, away from others – carpeted areas. Long hair tied back. No loose clothing. Closed toed shoes required. No sandals, crocs, high heels, etc. Be aware of sprinkler heads. Security cameras everywhere and NUWC security is stationed in the building. Respect the tools and workspace in addition to other students and mentors. 22 Expectations for All Safety Safety is the top priority for all members while at a meeting or competition. Goal is 100% injury free season. Respect To other students, to adults, to tools and equipment Professional No time for whining, complaining, excessive socializing. This can cost us huge in the long run. Bad news does not age well. Ask If you don’t know something – ask! Goals Set small goals each meeting with our big goals in mind. 23 Student Expectations Mentors will treat students as mature young adults until we have a reason not to. Students can be asked to leave a meeting or competition for unacceptable behavior. Examples: Verbal, physical, or sexual harassment. Improper use of tools/equipment. Ignoring mentor/volunteer requests. Drugs, alcohol, weapons – zero tolerance. If you will miss a meeting, I expect an email or Slack message. 24 Parent/Guardian Expectations AIR would not be possible without help from families! Periodically we will need help with: Fundraising efforts Outreach events Carpooling to competitions Food at meetings/competitions Prompt pick up of students at the end of meetings. Bring students to competitions on time and leave when team leaves. 25 Meeting Cancellation Each year meetings get cancelled due to severe weather. Families come from all over the region and must use judgment when deciding to travel to a meeting. If a meeting is going to be cancelled: 1. The AIR calendar will be updated: www.air4h.org/calendar 2. The 78 Facebook page will be updated: www.facebook.com/frc78 3. An email will be sent to the team. These notifications will go out no later than 3 hours before a meeting. 26 Communications Email is my preferred method of updating the team. If you do not check your email you will miss important information. To contact me I also prefer email: [email protected] My cell number is 401-575-6376. I will limit FRC emails to the team to once per week. Be on the lookout for AIR emails as well. Students and mentors will use Slack to communicate. 27 frc.air4h.org Meeting Calendar 2018 Build Schedule is up now! Competition Info/Results Game Info Wild Apricot Login (Travel Payment) First stop for questions 28 Important Dates Sunday October 15 – Strikes for AIR Bowling tournament fundraiser Saturday October 21 – Bay State Brawl Offseason Competition w/2017 robot. Westborough High School in Westborough, Ma Saturday December 16 – AIR FLL Qualifier Student volunteers needed – email [email protected] Saturday January 6 – FRC Game Released 2018 Season officially begins! 29 2018 FRC Game: 30 How Does FRC Work? ~200 Teams in New England District ~3500 Teams Worldwide Game is released in early January Teams initially have 6.5 weeks to build their entry. Robot access window prior to district competitions Upgrades/repairs allow at competition Game is usually 3 vs. 3 on carpeted field the size of volleyball court. At each competition, random qualifying rounds followed by alliance selection and elimination tournament Teams can advance to the next level of competition on robot performance and/or awards. 31 Season Goals Performance Goal: Attend the World Championship and either be an alliance captain or make it to Division Semifinals Top 3% in the world Award Goal: Win a DCMP Chairman's Award. Knowledge Goal: Have at least 1 student expert in these knowledge areas: CAD, Control System, Programming, Pneumatics, Strategy, Awards. How will you help the team reach it’s goals? 32 Types of Competitions District Event District World •2.5 Day Event Championship Championship •Friday Evening – •3 Day Event •4 Day Event Sunday Evening •Thursday– Saturday •Wednesday •Capped at 40 Teams Evening Afternoon – Saturday •Open Event •64 Teams Night •Earn Points at first 2 •Qualification •400 Teams events. Required •Qualification •Points earned Required tripled.