We are about 32 days until the FTC-Iowa Tournament.
You are receiving this e-mail because you are a coach or an assistant coach for an FTC-Iowa team.
1. January Status Report
2. Scrimmage -- attend at least one!
3. Championship Inspection times are published
4. "Get Over It" Game Manual
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1. January Status Report
We are seeking for all teams to complete a monthly status report for January. With very little time remaining until the tournament, this feedback will help us get to the teams who need help.
https://spreadsheets.google.
We are asking for ALL TEAMS to complete this report.
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2. Scrimmage - attend at least one!
Scrimmages are the best way to get some experience before the competition. We have a few events left and they are filling fast.
Here is the website for the dates/times/locations of our next scrimmage events: https://sites.google.com/site/ftciowacoaches/project-definition/Events
An example of the importance of a scrimmage: This past weekend, a team thought they were all prepared to run in the matches. However, once they started their match, the robot was not working how it was suppose to. After a complete examination, they noticed the wires were mixed up and were attached to wrong motors. They spent time fixing this problem and after a few hours, the robot was working appropriately. If this had happened during the tournament event, they would have been missing several of their qualification matches and may not have done as well as they wanted.
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3. Championship Inspection times are published
Based on the information you provided when you registered for the FTC-Iowa Championship, we scheduled inspection times according to your arrival window.
You can view your inspection time at: https://sites.google.com/site/ftciowacoaches/project-definition/ftc-iowa-championship/2011-championship-registrations
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4. "Get Over It" Game Manual
Please remember, it is your teams' responsibility to know the Game Manual. It is recommended teams bring a printed copy to each event.
The current version (v.4) of the Game Manual can be found at: http://usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FTC/Game_Info/2010/Game_Manual.pdf
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As always, if you have missed a FTC-Iowa Team Blast, an archive of these messages are located on our blog: http://ftc-iowa.blogspot.com/
Thank you,
Rebecca Whitaker & FTC-Iowa team
