Karthik & 1114: Effective FIRST Strategies 2013

[Karthik]

With the Championships in St. Louis rapidly approaching, I'd like to remind teams of the FIRST Robotics Conference which will be taking place. At 6:00 PM on Wednesday evening, myself and Team 1114 will once again be delivering our seminar on Effective FIRST Strategies. This year, FIRST has graciously given us 1.5 hours to present on this topic, which will allow us to cover some topics at a much more in depth level than the past, as well as covering some entirely new topics. Also, since this is the last presentation of the evening, I plan on talking on until security throws us out of the building. ;)

Also, thanks to the Air National Guard, these presentations are free! So now everyone can be part of the peanut gallery!

Here are the threads discussing the last three editions of this seminar:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1156250#post1156250
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1054705#post1054705
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76778
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84958

Here's video from last year's version of this presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apk_X-maRf8

Here's video of the TEDx talk that was inspired by many of the elements of this presentation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfC3JdkEVgQ

And the abstract:

This presentation focuses on three major areas, Strategic Design, Match Planning/Execution, and Scouting. Rather than spending time on equations and detailed calculations, the Strategic Design gives a more high-level overview of how to design an FRC robot. This portion of the presentation includes sections on such often neglected strategic design areas such as Game Analysis, Chokehold Strategies, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Task Prioritization, and Tradeoffs using a case studies from past games. The Match Planning/Execution section of the presentation discusses effective habits and strategies that will help lead a team to victory. This is a must for those who enjoy the strategic aspects of FIRST. The Scouting section deals with effective techniques to collect information on your partners/opponents, and how to make the most of this data. Advanced statistical metrics analgous to "Sabremetrics" in baseball will also be discussed. The presentation is filled with entertaining and insightful historical FIRST anecdotes from the past 15 years. With the information in this presentation, you can turn your team from a mere competitor to a perennial powerhouse!

Since Ultimate Ascent posed the toughest strategic design questions since 2004, we'll be looking at those in detail in this presentation.

If there are any topics you'd like to discussed in detail, or questions you'd like answered, post them here and we'll be happy to address them during the presentation.

If you're really into FIRST strategy, looking for personal inspiration, or just looking for some good FIRST related laughs, this is a presentation you won't want to miss.

For information please visit the following link:
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/firstplace/first-robotics-conference

I hope to see all of you there!

[Joe G.]

Will the presentation be recorded again this year?

[Ether]

Here's video from last year's version of this presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apk_X-maRf8

Is there a version somewhere with captions, for those of us with aging ears?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109885

[class1234567]

Last year I couldn't find the presentations :( . Can you please inform me on where they are.?

[joelg236]

Will the presentation be recorded again this year?

I'm assuming it will, since it was last year.. I really hope so at least - I've watched last year's too many times.

[Gregor]

Looking forward to the video (I hope there is one).

[dellagd]

Just a suggestion, but would there be any way for the audio to be improved or completed with captions? Id love to show it to my team, but the audio quality was a big "turn off", persay, to them.

I also have watched last years too many times. I have a few goals for my high school career, and to see this ij perosn is actually one of them :p

Im so addicted to frc....

[kmusa]

Just a suggestion, but would there be any way for the audio to be improved or completed with captions? Id love to show it to my team, but the audio quality was a big "turn off", persay, to them.


What usually works well for recording the audio is grabbing a feed from the room's sound system. It would be really useful if FIRST and the convention center could come up with a plan ahead of time -at least a cable drop in each room.

[Ether]

Just a suggestion, but would there be any way for the audio to be improved or completed with captions? Id love to show it to my team, but the audio quality was a big "turn off", persay, to them.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109885

[Libby K]

I'll have to duck out early if you're talking 'til you're thrown out-
I made a commitment to being part of FLL Opening Ceremonies before the conference schedule was made, silly me-
but I'm looking forward to catching as much as I can of this!

This is hands-down one of my favorite presentations each year.
I've gone every year I've been in the right city at the right time, and I always learn something new. Always.

Can't wait to be a part of the peanut gallery again.

[hiyou102]

Going last year was one of my highlights of Championships. The moment the recording was posted I encouraged everyone on my team to see it. Hopefully I will be able to attend this year.

[JesseK]

Also, since this is the last presentation of the evening, I plan on talking on until security throws us out of the building. ;)

Also, thanks to the Air National Guard, these presentations are free! So now everyone can be part of the peanut gallery!

+2!

As a guy who's been able to directly use new takeaways from these talks every year, I look forward to this again! It was the primary motivator behind why we even made it to Champs Elims last year.

Hopefully they gave you a bigger room this year Karthik?

[LeelandS]

I am seriously so pumped for this. I have not been able to attend Karthik's presentation live before, so I've been stuck just watching the recordings and reading the presentations over and over. Now, I finally have a chance to attend in person!

My excitement level is a little ridiculous right now. I need to go lie down.

[MrForbes]

If there are any topics you'd like to discussed in detail, or questions you'd like answered, post them here and we'll be happy to address them during the presentation.

I would like to see some information on the "magic" part...how to get the team motivated to do all this fun, hard work. That's mainly what I (and I think many others) have trouble with.

I hope to make it to the presentation, it sounds like it will be great!

[Walter Deitzler]

3397 is definitely sending freshmen over to attend. I had a blast last year, and hope that some newer members will learn as much as I did from it.

[Stephen.Yanczura]

I'm there =)

[dellagd]

I would like to see some information on the "magic" part...how to get the team motivated to do all this fun, hard work. That's mainly what I (and I think many others) have trouble with.

I hope to make it to the presentation, it sounds like it will be great!

Me too. Id love to hear about this.

[P.J.]

Just a thought, but is it possible to have this stream live online somewhere?

Since its free to attend now, it's not like anyone will be losing money by letting people stream it. I don't know if there are rules that would prevent this, but I thought I would toss it out as an idea.

[akoscielski3]

Where exactly is the presentation? I want to come and take our rookie team's Mentor so he can learn some more, but I'm not sure where to go.

[zachmartin1806]

Where exactly is the presentation? I want to come and take our rookie team's Mentor so he can learn some more, but I'm not sure where to go.

Its upstairs in room 230 they will have plenty of maps around the arena to help direct you.

[hiyou102]

Where exactly is the presentation? I want to come and take our rookie team's Mentor so he can learn some more, but I'm not sure where to go.

The seminar is in America's Center in room 230.

[akoscielski3]

Thanks!

[dag0620]

I'm going to be taking a couple of our rookie's to see this tonight. They've already taken a huge knowledge in scouting and I know they will pick up a lot of valuable skills on strategy tonight.

Looking forward to it!

[CalTran]

Anyone know if the recording will be up tonight? I'm hoping to download it before my ride down tomorrow to watch in the car.

[NXTGeek]

Here! Can't wait! I will hopefully post a recording on my YouTube account : www.youtube.com/inxtgeek

[Akash Rastogi]

The conference is live right now thanks to EWCP and their talkshoe channel.

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/webClient.jsp?masterId=98466&cmd=wc

[Alex Cormier]

Here! Can't wait! I will hopefully post a recording on my YouTube account : www.youtube.com/inxtgeek

When you going to put up online?

[CalTran]

Here! Can't wait! I will hopefully post a recording on my YouTube account : www.youtube.com/inxtgeek

Also, did you get Karthik and/or Simbotics' permission to host it on your account?

[CLandrum3081]

I'm so excited to see this. Attending Effective FIRST Strategies 2012 was what inspired me to start the scouting and strategy activities on 3081, which had previously been nonexistent. Thanks Karthik. Can't wait for the upload of this.

[dellagd]

Could this be the match that Karthik infamously refers to?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eKvva_ZCHw

The announcer sound like who he always imitates... "But I guarantee you, this match is virtually over right now"

[CalTran]

Any idea on where I can find a recording (audio or video) of this conference? I imagine Simbotics will be uploading something once they get back to Canada and settled down from their trip to Champs.

[Negative 9]

Any idea on where I can find a recording (audio or video) of this conference? I imagine Simbotics will be uploading something once they get back to Canada and settled down from their trip to Champs.I would like to know this as well :)

[Ether]

Any idea on where I can find a recording (audio or video) of this conference? I imagine Simbotics will be uploading something once they get back to Canada and settled down from their trip to Champs.

I was hoping TalkShoe would post an mp3, but so far they have not.

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=98466&cmd=tc


It would also be very much appreciated if an audible version, or a version with captions, of last year's talk would be posted somewhere:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1258336&postcount=3

[NXTGeek]

When you going to put up online?
Also, did you get Karthik and/or Simbotics' permission to host it on your account?

If you look in the comments on this Facebook photo (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151343751411507&set=a.109579246506.105424.507886506&type=1), Karthik says that 1114 won't be posting one but that he'd be fine with me or someone else doing so.

Silly me recorded the 2+ hours of video from the presentation and Q&A on a 3rd party iPad recording app, so it's being ornery and slow... I am confidant I can get it to work, however, and will update this post when I have it on YT.

update: here is a link (http://youtu.be/0cQSLZMg-64) to the first... 20 minutes :( because the app inexplicably deleted all but 16.6% of the 2 hours of video I recorded.

[dellagd]

I'm bumping this thread to see if there's anyone out there with a video (like a few have said) that could actually post this?

It be a shame to have a year of this presentation go unseen by so many...