BECOMING THE BEST ROOKIES HOW TO ACHIEVE ROOKIE-ALL STAR: DESIGNING THE BOT ROOKIE STYLE 4814
INTRODUCTION Accomplishments: GTR West - Rookie All-Star - Champions (#3) St. Louis World Championships - Rookie Inspiration Award - Rookie Highest Seed Award - Division Finalist (#1)
GOALS 1. Qualify for World Championship - Rookie All-Star - Winning a Regional 2. Creating a Sustainable Team - Business - School
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: ROOKIE ALL-STAR To recognize outstanding achievements by a first year team - Presentation - Business Plan - Outreach - Imagery
ROOKIE ALL-STAR: PRESENTATION - Dedicated Student Presenters - Knowledgeable - Public Speaking Skill - Enthusiastic - Judges Package - Summary
ROOKIE ALL-STAR: BUSINESS PLAN - Current Information - Media - Your Story - Outreach - etc - Future Sustainability - Community - Budget - Facility
ROOKIE ALL-STAR: IMAGERY - Branding - Sponsors - Media - Team Image - Shirts - Attitude - Enthusiasm - Community Image - School
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: WINNING A REGIONAL - Materials - CAD - Appearance - Leadership - Drive
WINNING A REGIONAL: MATERIALS -Wood - Great for prototyping - Great for electrical boards - Keep plastics in mind - Aluminum - Seems work best in FRC application - Properties - Vs Steele
WINNING A REGIONAL: CAD & APPEARANCE CAD - Essential application.. later - Better to get things working Appearance - Want teams to pick you - Make sure everything looks together
WINNING A REGIONAL: LEADERSHIP Being a Leader - Lead from the bottom up - Complement people - Have fun !!! - Im wrong - Stay open minded
WINNING A REGIONAL: DRIVER The Driver, what can make or break you. - Pick your driver carefully - Get a drive base going - Practice driving! - A decent driver can change the game
STRATEGIES! - Building a 3 rd Pick Robot - Supporting your allies - Playing a unique position - Game Analysis - Building Simple
SUPPORTING YOUR ALLIES: TEAM 4334 Team 4334: 2012 Season Rebound Rumble World Championships: Archimedes Division Champions -Could traverse ramp -Passed the ball -Starved Opponents -Fed ball in Auto
PLAYING A UNIQUE POSITION: TEAM 4814 Team 4814: 2013 Season Ultimate Ascent -Played Pure Defense -Shooter for Auto -10 pt Climb -Strong Drive -Retractable Shield
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