FTC:Tournaments - Revision history

Norton: Added Pit Design section

2023-04-09T18:55:55Z

Added Pit Design section

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			== Pit Design ==
			[[FTC:Pit Design\|Pit design]] is the face of your team to the public. How you design your pit says a lot about your team.

	== Additional Resources ==		== Additional Resources ==

Norton: /* Things to Do Before the Tournament */

2022-10-07T17:24:47Z

Things to Do Before the Tournament

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	* Plan what team members should wear (ie: team shirts)		* Plan what team members should wear (ie: team shirts)
	* Plan for food for the team (ie: concessions stand or arranging for delivery)		* Plan for food for the team (ie: concessions stand or arranging for delivery)
			* Plan out a [[FTC:Pit Design\|design for the pit]]

	== What to Bring to a Tournament ==		== What to Bring to a Tournament ==

Leigha at 19:09, 18 June 2022

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	== Qualifying Matches ==		== Qualifying Matches ==

	One of the most important events during an FTC tournament is the Qualifying Matches. Every match has two opposing sides known as alliances. These alliances are made up of two teams working together to score the most amount of points. The alliances are known as the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance. The alliances for these matches are decided randomly before the tournament starts. The match schedule that was handed out during the Driver’s Meeting details when each team is competing in Qualifying Matches as well as what Alliance they are on. It’s always good to talk to your Alliance Partners to figure out a strategy for your match. Matches follow all game rules as specified in [https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-2-traditional-events.pdf Game Manual Part 2]. Every team participates in five or six Qualifying Matches to determine their place on the leaderboard.		One of the most important events during an FTC tournament is the Qualifying Matches. Every match has two opposing sides known as alliances. These alliances are made up of two teams working together to score the most amount of points. The alliances are known as the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance. The alliances for these matches are decided randomly before the tournament starts. The match schedule that was handed out during the Driver’s Meeting details when each team is competing in Qualifying Matches as well as what Alliance they are on. It’s always good to talk to your Alliance Partners to figure out a [[FTC:Strategy\|strategy]] for your match. Matches follow all game rules as specified in [https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-2-traditional-events.pdf Game Manual Part 2]. Every team participates in five or six Qualifying Matches to determine their place on the leaderboard.

	=== Scoring ===		=== Scoring ===

Ian: /* Dance Party */ rephrased a thing

2022-05-06T22:43:18Z

Dance Party: rephrased a thing

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	== Dance Party ==		== Dance Party ==

	In some regions~~, before the award ceremony~~, all of the teams gather together and have a massive dance party! The most popular songs in the U.S that teams dance to are ''The Cha Cha Slide'', ''YMCA'', and ''The Cupid Shuffle''. Each song has a unique dance so make sure to come prepared!		In some regions, all of the teams at a tournament gather together, before the award ceremony, and have a massive dance party! The most popular songs in the U.S that teams dance to are ''The Cha Cha Slide'', ''YMCA'', and ''The Cupid Shuffle''. Each song has a unique dance so make sure to come prepared!

	== Awards/Closing Ceremony ==		== Awards/Closing Ceremony ==

Ian: added link to first about

2022-04-16T19:13:46Z

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	The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. A ''FIRST'' Tech Challenge (FTC) tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.		The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. A [[FIRST:About\|''FIRST'']] Tech Challenge (FTC) tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.

	== Tournament Schedule ==		== Tournament Schedule ==

Ian: added (FTC)

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	The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. A ''FIRST'' Tech Challenge tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.		The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. A ''FIRST'' Tech Challenge (FTC) tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.

	== Tournament Schedule ==		== Tournament Schedule ==

Leigha at 04:21, 14 April 2022

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	The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. An ''FIRST'' Tech Challenge tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.		The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. A ''FIRST'' Tech Challenge tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.

	== Tournament Schedule ==		== Tournament Schedule ==

Leigha at 04:20, 14 April 2022

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	The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. An ~~FTC~~ tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.		The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. An ''FIRST'' Tech Challenge tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.

	== Tournament Schedule ==		== Tournament Schedule ==

	~~All~~ tournaments will follow the same schedule of events:		Most tournaments will follow the same schedule of events:
	# Robot Inspection		# Robot Inspection
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	After Qualifying Matches start, a pair or group of judges may come by a team’s pit to interview a team further. It is always a good idea to keep some team members at their pit because judges could come at any time. The questions the judges ask during a pit visit will relate to a specific award, but they will not explicitly tell a team which award they are evaluating for. Remember to focus on the questions the judges are asking and what other team members are saying.		After Qualifying Matches start, a pair or group of judges may come by a team’s pit to interview a team further. It is always a good idea to keep some team members at their pit because judges could come at any time. The questions the judges ask during a pit visit will relate to a specific award, but they will not explicitly tell a team which award they are evaluating for. Remember to focus on the questions the judges are asking and what other team members are saying.

	The judges from the judges interview and the pit judging work together to determine award winners ~~and who~~ will advance to the next level.		The judges from the judges interview and the pit judging work together to determine the award winners as well as which teams will advance to the next level.

	== Opening Ceremony ==		== Opening Ceremony ==
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	== Driver's Meeting ==		== Driver's Meeting ==

	Before Qualifying Matches start, the drive team is required to go to the Driver’s Meeting. At the Driver’s Meeting, the head referee and a tournament coordinator go through the rules of the game and clarify any changes for the tournament. They also go through the process of preparing for matches and when to leave the playing field once they end. Drive team badges are also handed out to show who the drivers, coach, and human player (depending on the game) are on each team. They send the teams off with a match schedule to prepare for Qualifying Matches. The match schedule is a completely randomized list of alliance partners and matches.		Before FTC Qualifying Matches start, the drive team is required to go to the Driver’s Meeting. At the Driver’s Meeting, the head referee and a tournament coordinator go through the rules of the game and clarify any changes for the tournament. They also go through the process of preparing for matches and when to leave the playing field once they end. Drive team badges are also handed out to show who the drivers, coach, and human player (depending on the game) are on each team. They send the teams off with a match schedule to prepare for Qualifying Matches. The match schedule is a completely randomized list of alliance partners and matches.

	== Qualifying Matches ==		== Qualifying Matches ==

	One of the most important events during a tournament is the Qualifying Matches. Every match has two opposing sides known as alliances. These alliances are made up of two teams working together to score the most amount of points. The alliances are known as the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance. The alliances for these matches are decided randomly before the tournament starts. The match schedule that was handed out during the Driver’s Meeting details when each team is competing in Qualifying Matches as well as what Alliance they are on. It’s always good to talk to your Alliance Partners to figure out a strategy for your match. Matches follow all game rules as specified in [https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-2-traditional-events.pdf Game Manual Part 2]. Every team participates in five or six Qualifying Matches to determine their place on the leaderboard.		One of the most important events during an FTC tournament is the Qualifying Matches. Every match has two opposing sides known as alliances. These alliances are made up of two teams working together to score the most amount of points. The alliances are known as the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance. The alliances for these matches are decided randomly before the tournament starts. The match schedule that was handed out during the Driver’s Meeting details when each team is competing in Qualifying Matches as well as what Alliance they are on. It’s always good to talk to your Alliance Partners to figure out a strategy for your match. Matches follow all game rules as specified in [https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-2-traditional-events.pdf Game Manual Part 2]. Every team participates in five or six Qualifying Matches to determine their place on the leaderboard.

	=== Scoring ===		=== Scoring ===
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	== Alliance Selection ==		== Alliance Selection ==

	After Qualifying Matches have finished for the day, Alliance Selection begins. Each team chooses one team member to send forward as their representative. The top 4 teams on the leaderboard after Qualifying Matches are deemed the Alliance Captains. These Alliance Captains take turns inviting other teams to join their Alliance so that they have the best chance to win. The order of inviting teams follows the ranking of the Alliance Captains. If a team declines the invitation they cannot be invited to another Alliance, but they can still invite other teams to their Alliance if they are an Alliance Captain. Alliance Captains can invite the other Alliance Captains onto their Alliance which will not allow the invited team to lead an Alliance if they accept. If they accept, the teams on the leaderboard all move up a spot to allow the next highest-ranked team to become an Alliance Captain.		After Qualifying Matches have finished for the day, Alliance Selection begins. Each FTC team chooses one team member to send forward as their representative. The top 4 teams on the leaderboard after Qualifying Matches are deemed the Alliance Captains. These Alliance Captains take turns inviting other teams to join their Alliance so that they have the best chance to win. The order of inviting teams follows the ranking of the Alliance Captains. If a team declines the invitation they cannot be invited to another Alliance, but they can still invite other teams to their Alliance if they are an Alliance Captain. Alliance Captains can invite the other Alliance Captains onto their Alliance which will not allow the invited team to lead an Alliance if they accept. If they accept, the teams on the leaderboard all move up a spot to allow the next highest-ranked team to become an Alliance Captain.

	Each Alliance Captain invites 2 other teams to join their Alliance to create 4 Alliances with 3 teams each. The ~~Alliances have 3 teams so that~~ the ~~Alliance Captain can choose which teams play for each match. 3~~ teams ~~can also help in case one of~~ the ~~teams’ robots breaks down or is unusable~~. ~~These~~ Alliances face off against each other in Elimination Matches to determine who is the best Alliance at a tournament.		Each Alliance Captain invites 1 or 2 other teams to join their Alliance to create 4 Alliances with 2 to 3 teams each. The size of each Alliance will depend on the number of teams at the tournament. Once chosen, these Alliances face off against each other in Elimination Matches to determine who is the best Alliance at a tournament.

	== Elimination Matches ==		== Elimination Matches ==

	Elimination Matches are the semi-finals and finals played by the Alliances made during Alliance Selection to determine the best teams at a tournament. These matches are best of three and the Alliance Captain gets to choose which teams compete in each match. ~~The~~ team that doesn’t compete in the first match has to play in the second match.<ref name="Game Manual Part 1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional-events.pdf\|format=pdf\|title=Game Manual Part 1\|publisher=firstinspires.org\|access-date=19 Jul 2021}}</ref> Semi-finals and finals follow the same game rules as Qualifying Matches.		Elimination Matches are the semi-finals and finals played by the Alliances made during Alliance Selection to determine the best teams at a tournament. These matches are best of three and the Alliance Captain gets to choose which teams compete in each match if there are 3 teams on the Alliance. In this case, the team that doesn’t compete in the first match has to play in the second match.<ref name="Game Manual Part 1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional-events.pdf\|format=pdf\|title=Game Manual Part 1\|publisher=firstinspires.org\|access-date=19 Jul 2021}}</ref> Semi-finals and finals follow the same game rules as Qualifying Matches.

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	== Things to Do Before the Tournament ==		== Things to Do Before the Tournament ==
	All of the following things can be ~~turned in~~ before the tournament:		All of the following things can be done before the tournament:

	* ~~Documents~~ for tournament e.g. Roster, Consent and Release Forms (Check with local partner for specific document requirements)		* Turn in documents for tournament e.g. Roster, Consent and Release Forms (Check with local partner for specific document requirements)
	* Plan how everyone is getting to the tournament		* Plan how everyone is getting to the tournament
	* Plan what team members should wear (ie: team shirts)		* Plan what team members should wear (ie: team shirts)
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	** Hex keys, wrench, screwdriver, etc.		** Hex keys, wrench, screwdriver, etc.
	** Screws, nuts, zip ties		** Screws, nuts, zip ties
	** Anti static spray, lubricant, etc.		** Anti-static spray, lubricant, etc.
	** Duct tape, hot glue gun, super glue		** Duct tape, hot glue gun, super glue
	** Anything else that may be needed to fix the robot		** Anything else that may be needed to fix the robot

Leigha at 05:04, 4 March 2022

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	The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. An FTC tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.		The entire FTC season leads up to the tournaments, which ultimately show how well a team performs. An FTC tournament is usually a day-long event, with some events lasting multiple days, where a team participates in the [[FTC:Judging\|judges' interview]], [[FTC:Judging\|pit judging]], and competes with their robot in five or six Qualifying Matches.

Norton: Reverted edits by Norton (talk) to last revision by Leigha

2022-03-02T14:57:40Z

Reverted edits by Norton (talk) to last revision by Leigha

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	== Dance Party ==		== Dance Party ==

	In some regions, before the award ceremony, all of the teams gather together and have a massive dance party! The most popular songs in the U.S that teams dance to are ''The Cha Cha Slide'', ''~~Cotton-eye Joe~~'', and ''The Cupid Shuffle''. Each song has a unique dance so make sure to come prepared!		In some regions, before the award ceremony, all of the teams gather together and have a massive dance party! The most popular songs in the U.S that teams dance to are ''The Cha Cha Slide'', ''YMCA'', and ''The Cupid Shuffle''. Each song has a unique dance so make sure to come prepared!

	== Awards/Closing Ceremony ==		== Awards/Closing Ceremony ==