Championship Tournament Info. #1

Received from Robyn Swets on 1/28/2013

I hope all is well with your team and families.  The flu bug is going through the SDRA staff and families right now, so we know first-hand that it can get rough!  Remind your team to wash hands often, cough into elbows, and to stay home if they are sick – I’d hate for some of your team to be sick on tournament day!

As we get closer to the State Championship, keep an eye out for info and reminders.  I trust that the last month has gone well as your team prepared, took judge feedback into account, and worked on the extra elements for state.  In these final weeks, we’ll be sending you info on what to expect when you come to the Championship Event.

First of all, remember that we are incorporating the extra two elements that FIRST is requiring, the Robot Design Executive Summary and the Core Values Poster.  You should have received info on these two elements in your Golden Ticket Packet.  Info sheets are also at http://southdakotarobotics.com/fllcoach.php if you need to check them out again.  The RDES is basically a short presentation for the judges, and the Core Values Poster gives your team and the judges an easy way to discuss the Core Values during your session.  Both of these elements are meant to take a very short time of preparation, a few hours at maximum, so if you haven’t started on them, you still have plenty of time.

Second, the basic schedule for the day will be as follows:

7 am – 8 am Team Check In (Lobby)

8:05 am Coach Meeting (Robot Game Room, Elmen Center)

8:30 am Opening Ceremonies (Robot Game Room, Elmen Center)

9:15 am – 2:45 pm Robot Runs and Judging Sessions (Elmen Center and Humanities Center)

3:00 pm Clean Up Challenge (Elmen Center)

3:30 pm Closing Ceremonies (Robot Game Room, Elmen Center)

More information will be out very soon.

GO FLL!!

Robyn