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. 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(LRI) 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(FTA) *Head Referee FTA Assistant Control System Advisor Scorekeeper Field Supervisor Lead Queuer/Assts 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 Top-8 Ranked

2. FRC Competition Event Whos Who (Simplified) FIRST HQ Event Manager *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 Pit Judge Reception Safety Captain Spirit *Regional Director Robot Inspection *Lead Robot Inspector(LRI) Robot Inspectors Award Judges *Judge Advisor *Pit Judges Judges that do not meet w/ teams Deans List Judges Website Judges Woodie Flowers Judges Animation Judges Field Staff *FIRST Technical Advisor(FTA) *Head Referee FTA Assistant Control System Advisor Lead Queuer/Assts Game Announcer 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 Top-8 Ranked

3. 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

4. Some key & principle volunteers wear headsets. FTA: Dark blue denim vest w/FIRST logo & lots of pockets, big white FTA on the back Lead Robot Inspector (LRI): Black mesh vest & neon yellow cap w/FIRST logo Head Referee: Yellow referee jersey w/FIRST logo Safety Advisor: Dark green collared shirt w/FIRST logo Regional Director/Event Manager: Black collared shirt w/FIRST logo (sports jacket optional) Judges: Royal blue collared shirt w/FIRST logo Rank and File Volunteers – white game logo t-shirt and name/position tag around their neck Head RefJudgeFTAEvent MgrRDSafety AdvisorLRIReg Vol Field Guide to Identifying Critical Event People