1. FRC Competition Event Whos Who FIRST HQ Event Support Event Manager Field Technical Support *Regional Director Other Teams Field Staff Robot Inspection Award Judges Pit Administration * Decision Making Authority Red=Major Authority FRC Team Misc.

2. FRC Competition Event Whos Who FIRST HQ Event Support Event Manager Field Technical Support *Regional Director Other Teams Field Staff Robot Inspection Award Judges Pit Administration * Decision Making Authority Red=Major Authority FRC Team Misc. Team Leader Drive Team Pit Crew Scouters Chairmans Presenters Pit Judge Reception Safety Captain Spirit *Regional Director Regional Planning Committee Volunteer Coordinator Volunteer Registration Robot Inspection *Lead Robot Inspector Robot Inspectors Award Judges *Judge Advisor *Chairmans Award Judges *Pit Judges Judges that do not meet w/ teams Deans List Judges Website Judges Woodie Flowers Judges Animation Judges Field Staff *FIRST Technical Advisor *Head Referee FTA Assistant Control System Advisor Scorekeeper Field Supervisor Lead Queuer Field Reset Game Announcer Master of Ceremonies Pit Administration Supervisor Team Registration Pit Announcer Lost & Found Participation Pins Spare Parts Help Desk First Aid Misc. *Lead Safety Advisor Shipping Machine Shop Crowd Control Safety Glasses Other Teams Alliance Partners Opposing Alliances Pit Help

3. FRC Competition Event Whos Who FIRST HQ Event Support Event Manager Field Technical Support *Regional Director Regional Planning Committee Volunteer Coordinator Volunteer Registration Other Teams Alliance Partners Opposing Alliances Pit Help Field Staff *FIRST Technical Advisor *Head Referee FTA Assistant Control System Advisor Scorekeeper Field Supervisor Lead Queuer Field Reset Game Announcer Master of Ceremonies Robot Inspection *Lead Robot Inspector Robot Inspectors Award Judges *Judge Advisor *Chairmans Award Judges *Pit Judges Pit Administration Supervisor Team Registration Pit Announcer Lost & Found Participation Pins Spare Parts Help Desk First Aid * Decision Making Authority Red=Major Authority FRC Team Team Leader Drive Team Pit Crew Scouters Chairmans Presenters Pit Judge Reception Safety Captain Spirit Misc. *Lead Safety Advisor Shipping Machine Shop Crowd Control Safety Glasses Judges that do not meet w/ teams Deans List Judges Website Judges Woodie Flowers Judges Animation Judges

4. Critical People to Know at your Event FIRST Technical Advisor (FTA) & Assistant (FTAA) –Field/robot issues, it worked in the pits! Lead Robot Inspector (LRI)-construction rules compliance, robot doesnt work and you blame the mechanics/electrical/pneumatic system, inspection, Head Referee-game rules compliance, Match calls (Drive Team see immediately-not later) Control System Advisor (CSA)-robot doesnt work and you blame the control system. Pit Administration Supervisor-team support & help, first aid, registration, shipping Lead Team Queuer- will hunt down your team if they dont show up at the field on time Spare Parts staff - just because KOP parts break Machine Shop staff - just because non-KOP parts break People you will meet at least once Game Announcer-proper pronunciation and name of team/robot, usually comes looking for you. Chairmans Award Judges – (not rookies, but next year) schedule and make presentation Pit Judges – determine many other awards based on your interaction with them Shipping – at crate events or if shipping to championship after winning at a Bag & Tag event People you might never meet but might have reason to Regional Director (RD)- shes (or hes) the boss Event Manager – wheres my banner?, Harassment/discrimination/abuse/crime/security threat Lead Safety Advisor- unsafe conditions, smoke, fire, sparks, hazardous spill Venue Safety-smoke, fire, & spill response, includes local Fire Marshal Judge Advisor-Sometimes Chairmans presentation scheduling/rescheduling, rare judging issues Volunteer Coordinator-team members/parents volunteering to help an event report to this person

5. Most event volunteers wear a white game logo t-shirt and a large name/position tag around their neck Some key & principle volunteers wear headsets. FTA: Dark blue denim vest with lots of pockets LRI: Black mesh vest & neon yellow cap Head Referee: Yellow referee jersey Safety Advisor: Dark green collared shirt Regional Director/Event Manager: Black collared shirt (sports jacket optional) Judges: Royal blue collared shirt Head RefJudgeFTAEvent MgrRDSafety AdvisorLRIReg Vol Field Guide to Identifying Critical Event People