New usfirst.org site for championships

[Joe G.]

http://championship.usfirst.org/

Pretty cool.

[Hallry]

Wow, nice. And very visitor friendly, even for those not that knowledgeable about FIRST.

[Grim Tuesday]

I clicked on the facilities map and it showed a map of the facilities but not one custimized for FIRST. Anyone know if the fields and pits (ie Archimedes closest to the dome, Newton furthest) are going to be in the same place as they were last year?

[Hallry]

I clicked on the facilities map and it showed a map of the facilities but not one custimized for FIRST. Anyone know if the fields and pits (ie Archimedes closest to the dome, Newton furthest) are going to be in the same place as they were last year?

As long as the fields stay in the dome....

[BigJ]

someone in another thread linked this (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/Volunteers/Volunteers/2013_FIRST_Championship_Pit_plan_2_22_0.jpg) a few days ago.

[Hallry]

someone in another thread linked this (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/Volunteers/Volunteers/2013_FIRST_Championship_Pit_plan_2_22_0.jpg) a few days ago.

If that's true, then there are 8 teams still not signed up for Championships! (408 instead of current 400)

[MARS_James]

If that's true, then there are 8 teams still not signed up for Championships! (408 instead of current 400)

or the spare "Pits" are for inspectors/radio/spare parts?

[BigJ]

It was probably a "maximum" plan drafted a while ago.

[cgmv123]

or the spare "Pits" are for inspectors/radio/spare parts?

That's the area marked "Inspection/WPA" in front of the practice fields.

Here's another campus map I found on the Lego League World Festival page (http://firstlegoleague.org/event/worldfestivalteams): http://firstlegoleague.org/sites/default/files/Official_Event_Info/World_Festival/SeniorSolutions/FIRST%20Championship%20campus%20map%202%2013.pdf

[Keyreaper]

Did anyone notice the Da Vinci Divison listed under Playing Fields? :O

[Wetzel]

Did anyone notice the Da Vinci Divison listed under Playing Fields? :O

That is for FTC.

[Keyreaper]

That is for FTC.

TIL. Thanks :D

[MrBasse]

Did anyone else notice that FIRST relies on spell check too much and doesn't notice errors in grammar?

"Your guide toe the best restaurants, convenient hotel amenities and all the great attractions St. Louis has to offer. While your in the gateway City, it's easy to navigate with these handy travel tools designed to get you going. So what are you waiting for? Explore St. Louis now!"

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Did anyone else notice that FIRST relies on spell check too much and doesn't notice errors in grammar?

"Your guide toe the best restaurants, convenient hotel amenities and all the great attractions St. Louis has to offer. While your in the gateway City, it's easy to navigate with these handy travel tools designed to get you going. So what are you waiting for? Explore St. Louis now!"

I noticed that, too. I also noticed that one of the titles on the homepage was labelled "Sport for the mind," despite one of their most commonly used tag lines being "The varsity sport for the mind." On top of that, the former is even worse of a fragment than the latter one was!

And that, folks, is why I try to avoid youtube comments and other places plagued by bad grammar. :D

[slijin]

So much Bootstrap.

[who716]

one of the main reasons I love this new layout is our team is located in the bottom left corner of the picture....

[PVCpirate]

Does 12-2:30 for division elims sound slightly optimistic to anyone else?

[dcarr]

I noticed that, too. I also noticed that one of the titles on the homepage was labelled "Sport for the mind," despite one of their most commonly used tag lines being "The varsity sport for the mind." On top of that, the former is even worse of a fragment than the latter one was!

They may be abbreviating it in some cases - although I like the original better. See this bus (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=556742834348536&set=a.188288274527329.44763.184063051616518&type=1&theater).

So much Bootstrap.

Not necessarily a bad thing :)

[who716]

Does 12-2:30 for division elims sound slightly optimistic to anyone else?

very optimistic it would be a miracle if it works out like that.

[Alan Anderson]

Does 12-2:30 for division elims sound slightly optimistic to anyone else?

Why? It's a maximum of 21 matches, and might be as few as 14. Even with a six minute cycle time, plus occasional "field timeouts" when alliances have consecutive matches, it almost seems like they're scheduling more time than necessary.

If every round were to use all three matches, and if each alliance used its time out, it might run long. But I don't think that's very likely.

[PVCpirate]

My experience with Regionals is that the elims would run from about 1-4 in the afternoon. I just thought 2.5 hours is a little shorter than the typical FRC tournament. Plus, you're scheduling for all 4 divisions, so I would assume at least one would run longer.