Tournament Day!

Arriving Check in! – Find out inspection/judging times – Match schedule is released when all teams have arrived! Set up! – Pits, robot, etc. Practice fields

Inspection Programming Use legal firmware Autonomous Program** Robot 18”x18”x18” Make sure robot won’t damage robots/fields Take your rulebook

Beginning Scouting General Strategies Form to answer set questions Meet people! Team Name: _____________________ Team Number: __________ AutonomousDriver-Controlled Multiple Programs? Score bowling ball? Y/N B/F Score robot? Y/N B/F Flip crates over? Y/N #: ___ Move crates? Where? Y/N Harvest/ Score Balls? Y/N #:____ Score balls? P/C Magnet? Y/N Stack crates? H/F Lift crates? Height? H/F #:____ ______ Bowling ball? G/H Notes:

Driver’s Meeting Learn procedure – Who can be at the queue – Who can touch controllers and when – Placing on field – Leaving from field – Ruling question Drivers and Coaches

Judging Tell Judges about your team – Look at robot, outreach, team, engineering notebook, spirit, ideas, engineering process, programming, everything – 20 minutes – All team members

Judging Judges walk around during the day – Look at pits, robot runs, teamwork, interaction – Ask questions about more of your outreach, robot design, etc.

Matches Two Drivers, one Coach Queue for match at least 10 minutes early Cheer for your team/alliance!!!

Match Scouting Watch teams during matches Tests are different than competition!! See how strategy changes when working with other teams Especially watch teams you’re allied with/against Communicate with your alliance partner! Help you decide Offense VS Defense!

Match Scouting Match Number: ________________ Robot # Team Name/ Number:

Elimination Rounds! Top 4 teams become Elimination Alliance Captains – Rankings Qualifying points Ranking points – Pick alliance partners – Bracket – 1 st seed plays 4 th, 2 nd plays 3 rd. 2 out of 3 matches

Awards Ceremony It’s the end of the day – who wins what?!?!?!