[NE FIRST] 2014 New England Championship! [Archive]

Kims Robot

29-01-2014, 15:22

Alright Teams, we know that there are 2 more weeks of build, AND 6 weeks of District Qualifiers before we find out who is attending the big New England Event, but WHO's EXCITED?!?!

Come Join us on April 10-12th to see the excitement of the New England Championship Event at Boston University's Agganis Arena!!

This Email went out to Teams Today:

Hello Teams!!

We hope you are all doing well as you work through Week 4 of Build Season, and that you are coming up with some great robots for Aerial Assist!!

We just wanted to take a moment to send you some updates on the New England Championship Event! As you all know, 53 New England Teams will qualify for the New England Championship in Boston and a shot at moving on to the World Championship in St Louis. While many of you are focused on your robots and the 9 upcoming District Qualifier events, we wanted to make sure you are considering a trip to the New England Championship in your plans!! Here are some details we don't want you to miss!

New Features!!
Back in the Fall we sent out a Survey asking what the teams liked and wanted to see at the NE CMP event. As a result of that and some of our committee's ideas we have worked hard on many new features. Check out the attached document for details!

Volunteers!!
We are still in need of plenty of volunteers to help staff our event. While we know that many of you do not know if your team will be attending yet, consider having some of your non-critical team members volunteer for our event (we prefer not to have volunteers sign up that will have to drop out if their team qualifies) and come join the excitement!
Spread the word & Sign up in VIMS today (https://my.usfirst.org/FIRSTPortal/Login/VIMS_Login.aspx)!

Connect with Us!!
Keep an Eye on our Event Webpage (http://www.nefirst.org/portfolio/nedcmp/) for Details & Updates
Subscribe to our Twitter Feed (https://twitter.com/NEFIRSTCMP)
Register for our Facebook Event (https://www.facebook.com/events/714681768549749/?source=1)

Charity Drive!!
This year the NE CMP is kicking off a District-Wide Charity Drive to collect New Toys for the Boston Children's Hospital. Currently Collections will be hosted at the Hartford, Rhode Island, Northeastern, Granite State, and Pine Tree District Events, in addition to the collection at the New England Championship. Stay tuned for more details!!

Alumni & Seniors!!
Is your team still in touch with your Alumni? How about those Seniors that are about to become FIRST Alumni?? The NECMP will be hosting an Alumni Lunch for All New England Alumni & Seniors on Friday. Have them register for the NE FIRST Alumni Network (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVmV29oVVl1YkxDaVdUWmtQZlEtZ2c6M Q) to receive more information.

Thinking Ahead??
If your team is thinking ahead to the New England Championship, there are a few things we want you to know to assist in your planning.
- Steele Meetings has blocked off Hotel Rooms (https://www.firstchampionshiphousing.com/Regionals.aspx) for Teams & Volunteers
- Our event is a THREE DAY event (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FRC/Events/2014/2014_NECMP_Agenda.pdf), Qualification Matches start on Thursday Afternoon!
- Team Load-In will be Wednesday 6-8pm, this is the ONLY time you can use our Loading Dock (other options will be detailed in our Welcome Packet).

Whew that was a lot of information!! If you made it all the way through, thank you for your time! Good luck with the rest of build season, and we will stay in touch!! Feel free to contact us with event specific questions at <necmp at nefirst.org>. For general district information, qualification details, etc, please contact <info at nefirst.org>.

Happy Build Season!

Steven Donow

29-01-2014, 15:32

I'm already excited seeing that there's gonna be an organized, dedicated area for scouting

smurfgirl

12-03-2014, 20:43

Mark your calendars! We will be holding a team social event at the Museum of Science on Friday, April 11. Come join your fellow FIRSTers for more science, math, engineering, and fun.

Tickets will be free to teams. These tickets will give you access to the full museum, from right after the awards ceremony until museum closing at 9:30pm.

Food will be available for purchase at the museum - they will have the museum grill open for made-to-order food until 8pm, as well as grab-and-go sandwiches/salads and the museum cafe open until 9:30.

Ticket reservations will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Be prepared to get your tickets once reservations are opened! We will share the ticket reservation form with team contacts by email, as well as here on Chief Delphi and on the NE FIRST Facebook page.

Chi Meson

16-03-2014, 11:03

HEY KIM!
Nice job with the info so far. I like the idea of a team storage area. I wanted to do the same, but couldn't figure out how or where to do it. I'll scope it out when (if) we get there.

Question about the parking. It says "special" arrangements are made for busses. Is that a special "free" arrangement for a team bus?

Thanks in advance--and can you do something to, you know, make sure we get in?

Oh, did I say that out loud?

Kims Robot

28-03-2014, 23:45

More details were sent out earlier this week!

New England Teams!

It's almost that time - Time for the New England Championship Event!! We have some important information to share with all of you, especially those attending the event!

Welcome Packet
The NE CMP Team Welcome Packet (http://www.nefirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2014-NECMP-FIRST-Welcome-Packet.pdf) has been posted to our event website (http://www.nefirst.org/portfolio/nedcmp/). Please MAKE SURE TO READ Section 5 and Section 6!! Also note that the schedule is different from a Regional or District event, Qualification Matches will begin on Thursday!!

Qualification
All official qualification details & invitations will come from NE FIRST, but here are some quick notes:

All 9 District Chairman's Award winners are prequalified to attend with their full team and robot
The additional 45 teams will be invited to bring their robots based on the points qualification system (remember there may be declines, so teams ranked below the 45 qualifying teams should still be prepared!!)
NE FIRST will update the rankings ASAP after Pine Tree Awards on Saturday, and will send invites to Team main contacts in TIMS. Main contacts MUST respond to this official invitation.
EI and RAS winners are invited to come interview for the EI and RAS awards regardless of robot qualification (but do not pay registration).
Registration for the event is $4,000. If funds are tight contact your Regional Director.
Contact NE FIRST at info-at-nefirst.org with questions on qualification and registration

Scouting Preregistration
Teams, if there is ANY chance you will qualify to attend the NE CMP with your robot, please preregister your scouting team!! See section 6.1 of the welcome packet for details and fill out this registration form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FawZOV95NEFO-q6RPwgER6QhRcL228wBS-axNrQ79Ck/viewform). (Please only ONE submission per team, so contact your team leader to submit!)

Load In Registration
If your team has qualified and needs to use the loading dock for Wednesday night load in, please register by emailing Steve Cremer at scremer-at-usfirst-dot-org.

Team Social Registration
Teams that have qualified for the event can register for the Museum of Science Team Social on Friday night.

Educator Event
Teams - invite your School Principals, Administrators and Board Members to attend our Educators Event on Friday from 1-4pm (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-fiUSZubWyyNktwVVl5eUFzZHc/edit?usp=sharing)!!

Chairmans & Deans List
We are still looking for submissions for our CA & DL Display. Any team that submitted for CA or DL in New England should submit!! Please use the Chairmans (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JlctQyQ-WMZVRzRlBXenpFRk0/edit?usp=sharing) and Deans List (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JlctQyQ-WMWUpCY0hhaHplN0k/edit?usp=sharing) Templates and send to Lisa at lisaperez-at-gmail-dot-com. There will also be a Chairman's Chat event Friday 3-4pm that all teams are encouraged to attend.

Charity Drive
Don't forget to bring in new toys for the Boston Children's Hospital Charity Drive (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-fiUSZubWyyMDJrckJJX0lqWlE/edit?usp=sharing)!

Alumni Luncheon
We still have space for your seniors and Alumni at our Alumni Luncheon on Friday from 12-1pm. Have them register for the NE Alumni Network (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVmV29oVVl1YkxDaVdUWmtQZlEtZ2c6M Q)!

Questions??
If you have any questions about the event at all, please feel free to contact us at necmp-at-nefirst.org!!
Note: We hope to have non Google Docs also available shortly for those who have trouble accessing some of the files.

Lisa Perez

01-04-2014, 20:24

*NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP DISPLAYS*

We plan to have TV displays featuring all of the New England Dean’s List nominees and Chairman’s Award submitters, and we would love for your nominees and team to be among those featured!

Each display will be showing a video in the format of a PowerPoint presentation containing 1 slide (or 2 in the case of teams submitting 2 Dean’s List nominees) for each team. To make things easy for teams, we have created templates for each display:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4JlctQyQ-WMQ3JWX1lmVU5TZ1E&usp=sharing

Can your team take 10-15 minutes to fill them out before Thursday, April 3? We've gotten responses from about 15 teams, we would like to see even more! Once filled out, please e-mail them to me at lisaperez [at] gmail [dot] com. These submissions will be kept private until the Thursday of competition.

We are looking forward to seeing your submissions!

Lisa Perez

01-04-2014, 20:29

*NEW ENGLAND MENTOR RECOGNITION*

We would like to recognize all New England mentors on a wall in the Mentor Lounge. Can your team take a few seconds to fill out this form with all of the names of your mentors?:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZnCRjbABlktGyDRG9eB3c8gh40EtOODFq8vpEU9syNk/viewform

If you would like to put in a quote about your mentors, as well, please fill out this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/150xY7VSWS6dPWBr8_Zvsp16CHBhPbFHTHRfwS_hPp0M/viewform

CTbiker105

01-04-2014, 20:34

I look forward to spending as much time as possible in those VIP scouting seats. :D

Banderoonies

01-04-2014, 23:10

Is there any overnight parking for team cargo trailers after unloading?

Chi Meson

03-04-2014, 08:33

Is there any overnight parking for team cargo trailers after unloading?

Similar question, but modified:
Our bus is just dropping us off. Could we use the bus parking allocation for our truck/trailer?

Niezrecki

03-04-2014, 09:42

Mark your calendars! We will be holding a team social event at the Museum of Science on Friday, April 11. Come join your fellow FIRSTers for more science, math, engineering, and fun.

It's awesome that a team social is coming back. Hanging out with teams at the Science Museum in Hartford next to the convention center was such a great event. A great opportunity to make some FIRST friends.

Nathan Streeter

03-04-2014, 09:46

Similar question, but modified:
Our bus is just dropping us off. Could we use the bus parking allocation for our truck/trailer?

Similar question, but again modified:

We have no bus... but we do plan to have a fifteen passenger van and a pickup/trailer. Could either one of these use our bus parking allocation?

Post #: Team Daisy!

Brandon Holley

03-04-2014, 09:54

Similar question, but again modified:

We have no bus... but we do plan to have a fifteen passenger van and a pickup/trailer. Could either one of these use our bus parking allocation?

Another similar question, but also modified:

We have no bus, but the 0.7 mile walk from my apartment to the arena can be a rough one. Can we use our bus allocation to be super lazy? :-P

Just kiddinggggg. Looking forward to the NECMP in our hometown!

-Brando

Dantvman27

03-04-2014, 10:08

Cannot wait for this event. Wish this sort of thing existed when I was a student. Competition is going to be top notch and I'm looking forward to watching 3467 compete with everyone on the field, as well as off the field. .Nothing gets me more amped up for something than knowing we are competing against the best of the best. So proud of everything my students have accomplished this year so far. Good luck to all teams, let's make this magical!

Kims Robot

03-04-2014, 11:35

To all that have asked about trailers, I have contacted the venue to find out our options and will be in touch shortly (sorry we didn't think of it earlier!).

Andrew Schreiber

03-04-2014, 13:03

Another similar question, but also modified:

We have no bus, but the 0.7 mile walk from my apartment to the arena can be a rough one. Can we use our bus allocation to be super lazy? :-P

Just kiddinggggg. Looking forward to the NECMP in our hometown!

-Brando

Can we use it for my car so I can be super lazy? Heck, I'll even pick you up so you can avoid your .7 mile walk. There, now I'm a bus.

Ryan Burgett

03-04-2014, 17:08

I am so excited to participate in the VIP Scouting Seats myself, and for all those who are aware of how we scout, we call all out. SO pumped for NE Champs:]

Miss157

03-04-2014, 22:09

Jay O'Donnell

03-04-2014, 22:11

I'm super excited for Agganis Arena Champs!

Although, I did have a question I'm not sure can be answered here :x

For Dean's List nominated students whose teams did not make it to District Champs, what should we do?

We definitely want to volunteer, but we don't think our school will let us miss days unless we need to or are suggested to be there.

Any ideas?
I believe the award for deans list isn't given out until Saturday, so you wouldn't have to be there Thursday or Friday anyways since interviews were at district events.

Kims Robot

03-04-2014, 23:50

I believe the award for deans list isn't given out until Saturday, so you wouldn't have to be there Thursday or Friday anyways since interviews were at district events.

This is correct, Deans List will be given out on Saturday afternoon. While we currently have enough volunteers for saturday, you can always check in with us that day to see if we need any more. Plus we have a whole ton of stuff you can do - check out the awesome robotics companies, our merchandise vendor, bring items for our charity drive, interact with our sponsors, talk to other teams, etc.

In fact, if the Deans List students wanted to do some sort of get together on Saturday, we could probably even help set up a location/announce it.

Kims Robot

04-04-2014, 00:01

Is there any overnight parking for team cargo trailers after unloading?

So BU looked into this for us and this is what they came up with. Unfortunately they could not find anything free (this lot is $24/night), but its something:
Based on several inquiries, we have made arrangements for this. If a team wishes to leave their vehicle overnight, we have made this available in the lot at 808 Commonwealth Ave. Lot F. Please see following link for reference. http://www.agganisarena.com/directions/parking.html

Similar question, but modified:
Our bus is just dropping us off. Could we use the bus parking allocation for our truck/trailer?
Unfortunately no. This lot will be for busses and large trucks only. You can use the onsite C2 Lot behind the parking garage if your vehicle/trailer will fit in two spaces, but you will be charged for two spaces ($30/day) or you can use the offiste lot mentioned above.

Kims Robot

05-04-2014, 16:53

This email was just sent to main & alternate team contacts:

New England Teams,
This is it! Today the New England Rankings are solidified and FIRST will be sending out official invitiations to the Main Team Contacts.

We have some big announcements for the New England Championship.

New Agenda!
FIRST has posted a new agenda (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FRC/Events/2014/2014_NECMP_Agenda.pdf) for our event.
The two biggest changes were made to give teams more time and make the event safer and less hectic. The first is Load In Wednesday night has been extended in time (now from 5-9pm) and teams will be able to set up their pits, unbag and get their robot inspected if they wish. Teams are still restricted to 5 members per team, but we hope this additional time will make it easier for everyone to start qualifications on Thursday.
The second is that we have moved Opening Ceremonies on Friday and Saturday to 9:00am.

New Welcome Packet
Based on the agenda update, and some updates for some parking questions we have received, we have posted a new welcome packet (http://www.nefirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-NECMP-FIRST-Welcome-Packet.pdf). Make sure you have Version 2.0!

Don't forget to check out the NE FIRST Rankings Announcement and Live Commentary (http://www.nefirst.org/2014/04/03/live-from-pine-tree-the-ne-first-selection-show/) following the Pine Tree Awards!!

We look forward to seeing you next week!

BrendanB

05-04-2014, 16:56

This email was just sent to main & alternate team contacts:

Thanks for posting this I am really excited to see the change to Wednesday night! Glad to see the stress of Thursday morning will be spread out giving more time for the inspection process.

engunneer

05-04-2014, 18:37

The live webcast for DCMP selection has started - http://new.livestream.com/nefirst/events/2896457

The content starts in <30 minutes! (7:15PM EDT)

Jay O'Donnell

05-04-2014, 21:27

For my fellow scouts, here is a list of all 54 teams attending NE Champs and the 6 backup teams in numerical order. Time for scouting!
58
61
69
78
125
131
133
138
166
172
175
176
177
178
190
195
228
230
236
237
246
319
558
663
716
811
999
1058
1073
1100
1517
1519
1699
1735
1991
2064
2067
2084
2168
2648
2877
3323
3461
3467
3525
3930
4048
4055
4473
4555
4564
4761
4908
4909
4925
4958
5000
5112
5122
5129

Abrakadabra

06-04-2014, 18:40

The Welcome Packet has the following in a blue box on Page 13:

Caution:
Teams cannot register on April 10th without a completed form for
each team member attending the event, including adults traveling
with the team. Persons under 18 years of age must have a parent
or legal guardian’s signature. Please contact your regional director
if you need to acquire consent forms.

Is this something different than the standard roster that we usually just print from TIMS? What is meant by these "Consent Forms"? Why do we have to have a form for each person, and why would we need to contact our Regional Director to get them? Are they not available elsewhere? (like on-line?)

If this is the same thing as the TIMS roster, then why not just say so?

(Sorry, but I've been burned by trivialities at Registration far too many times at past events, so I like to make sure I'm prepared.)

Kims Robot

07-04-2014, 00:07

The Welcome Packet has the following in a blue box on Page 13:

If this is the same thing as the TIMS roster, then why not just say so?

(Sorry, but I've been burned by trivialities at Registration far too many times at past events, so I like to make sure I'm prepared.)

My apologies if it is slightly confusing, this wording is left over from the Boston Regional Welcome packet which is what I used to start this document. However, it is still accurate that consent and release forms must be submitted for all team members, it is just that most teams are now doing them electronically. C&R forms are still part of the FIRST manual, please see section 4.7.1 (below). If there are team members that do not submit electronically, they must submit at every event including the NE CMP.

4.7.1 Consent and Release Forms
We highly encourage all FRC team members to submit their Consent and Release forms electronically.

FRC Team Mentors registered in TIMS will submit in TIMS: https://my.usfirst.org/frc/tims/site.lasso. Student team members will submit via the FIRST Student Team Information Member System (STIMS) at: https://my.usfirst.org/stims/site.lasso. Having your team members and mentors submit their Consent and Release forms electronically will make things much easier for you—no excess paperwork to collect and keep track of!

Please note if a team member decides to submit their Consent and Release form electronically, it will cover the team member’s attendance for the entire season – from Kickoff through Championship. However, if a team member chooses to turn in a “hardcopy” of the form (i.e., printed out from the website and signed) he/she will have to provide it at the Kickoff event (if attending) and at every competition. Details on the Consent and Release form process are available here: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/first-student-team-information-members-system-and-consent-form.
Bold Emphasis mine.

But we are more than happy to answer any questions so that teams can make it to & through the event smoothly :)

Chi Meson

07-04-2014, 11:48

Oh if things weren't only that not unconfusing!

I found out at Rhode Island that they want a printed roster at each event anyway, even if you turned in the C&R info at a previous District event.

And wouldn't you know, that printed roster is the same thing that you would turn in for supplying the "C&R" documentation at the initial event.

What I will be doing:
Print out the roster of the team from TIMS, include any hardcopy forms for whoever has not completed the online consent/waiver. In other words, the same thing. The worst that can happen is there will be no problem during sign in. I can live with that.

Samwaldo

07-04-2014, 11:53

So any word, on how many backup teams have been called on so far?

brinoc

07-04-2014, 11:55

What I will be doing:
Print out the roster of the team from TIMS, include any hardcopy forms for whoever has not completed the online consent/waiver. In other words, the same thing. The worst that can happen is there will be no problem during sign in. I can live with that.

As Pit Admin in Southington, that should be all you need if district Champs work like the District event registration.

You have to print out a TIMS Roster and bring it to each event you attend in order to register, or you wont get your drive pins until you can get a hold of a printed copy. The TIMS roster shows if any students have or haven't filled out their consent forms online. If they havent filled them out online, they need to have hard-copies attached.

Make sure any students not attending on your roster are pointed out as so or just let the Pit Admin know, therefore he/she knows that you don't have to be hunted down for any student's forms, and registration just goes quicker overall.

gafftron

07-04-2014, 11:56

So any word, on how many backup teams have been called on so far?
So far it doesn't look like any. However 190 had mentioned that they were not going, but are still showing up on the list as registered on the FIRST site. So its hard to know for sure if any teams have made it unless they post about it.

bkahl

07-04-2014, 12:07

I was told that 3461 was called in.

Rosiebotboss

07-04-2014, 13:23

Steven Donow

07-04-2014, 14:51

So any word, on how many backup teams have been called on so far?

4555 are no longer listed on FIRST's website and 663, the first "backup" team are now listed.

gafftron

07-04-2014, 14:53

4555 are no longer listed on FIRST's website and 663, the first "backup" team are now listed.

It also appears as though 5129 has disappeared off the list as well.

M. Lillis

07-04-2014, 14:56

It also appears as though 5129 has disappeared off the list as well.

That's really odd, because 5129 was really excited about going to Boston when we played with them in Elims at Hartford. Weird.

gafftron

07-04-2014, 16:25

Down to 49 teams registered now. With the following teams not on the registered list who qualified:
190
236
4555
5000
5112
5129

and 663 registered as the first team off the wait-list.

Brandon Zalinsky

07-04-2014, 20:07

The two biggest changes were made to give teams more time and make the event safer and less hectic. The first is Load In Wednesday night has been extended in time (now from 5-9pm) and teams will be able to set up their pits, unbag and get their robot inspected if they wish

Can we work on the robot Wednesday night?

dsmoker

07-04-2014, 20:26

That's really odd, because 5129 was really excited about going to Boston when we played with them in Elims at Hartford. Weird.

I'm so disappointed to see that. They were such great alliance partners.

Kims Robot

07-04-2014, 20:59

Can we work on the robot Wednesday night?
With 5 Team members ONLY, teams will be allowed to Unbag (with inspector signoff), and do what they need to do to get the robot inspected. We will not have the full venue setup (no Machine Shop or Practice Field until Thursday morning), but if teams need to do work to their robots to pass inspection it will be allowed.

The goal for Wednesday night is to get as many teams loaded in, and have pits setup safely so that we can roll on Thursday morning, and allow teams to finish inspection in time for Qualification matches.

Kims Robot

07-04-2014, 21:08

Latest Email Blast Update:
New England Teams,
Only a few more days to the Big Event!!

Schedule
We have another small change to our schedule (http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FRC/Events/2014/2014_NECMP_Agenda.pdf) to announce:
Start of Loadin is moved to 5:30pm on Wednesday!!
We apologize for any inconvenience, but we realized that we were going to conflict with the time of staff leaving the venue and want to make it a good experience for both teams and BU staff. (Note: the welcome packet has not been updated yet, but the FIRST Schedule takes precedence).

Invites
Official Invites from FIRST went out this morning to main TIMS contacts, and they are working down the list of teams as they receive declines. If your team is not planning on attending, please let FIRST know ASAP.

Hotels
If your team is still trying to figure out lodging, please contact Steele Meetings directly. Phone: 561-292-3314 email: MSMILGIS-at-steelemeetings.com

Reminders

If you need to use the Loading Dock Wednesday night, please contact Steve Cremer scremer-at-usfirst.org to schedule your load in.
Remember to follow the standard Bag & Tag Procedures!! If you have ANY questions at all, please check the FIRST manual and contact FIRST directly.
Don't forget to reserve your tickets for the Museum of Science Team Social!! (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-hE2ij90wmC9sJa8d4eLKzOAY0X-N6vrQ12UjcoXBEs/viewform)
We still have room at the Educators Event (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-fiUSZubWyyNktwVVl5eUFzZHc/edit?usp=sharing) for your adminstrators!
Alumni and Seniors can register for the FREE Alumni Luncheon on Friday by signing up for NE FIRST Alumni Network (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVmV29oVVl1YkxDaVdUWmtQZlEtZ2c6M Q).
Remember to bring your donations for the Charity Drive (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-fiUSZubWyyMDJrckJJX0lqWlE/edit?usp=sharing)!!
VIP Scouting Space is tight, but if you are interested, register your team here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FawZOV95NEFO-q6RPwgER6QhRcL228wBS-axNrQ79Ck/viewform).
There will be NO WiFi access provided at the Arena, and teams are not allowed to set up their own WiFi hotspots.
EI and RAS winners coming for just an interview without their robots will get a table on the upper concourse. All teams that qualify with their robot can use their pit to display materials.

Can't wait to see so many of you later this week at the New England Championship!

lf3307

08-04-2014, 01:58

Here's a bit of late night data crunching.

Looking at qualifying matches only... I used official district results to get stats on each team's average offensive production, and the twitter feed to get average points allowed (sadly, Nashua and Groton data were not in the twitter feed).

I then compared each of the top 63 (why not?) teams' stats to the average of those 63. Above average offense is a good thing. Allowing fewer points than average per match is a good thing. Doing both is even better!

The resulting "points/game above average" metric suggests how a team contributed in qualification matches compared to the 'average' of all these above-average teams! Of course, the data, measure, and causality are all imperfect...

Still, my top 20:
Team Points/ game above average
195 49.2
3467 36.3
78 33.5
125 30.1
131 28.8
176 27.8
61 26.5
237 24.7
2067 22.1
175 20.5
236 20.1
319 19.8
177 17.0
5122 16.2
4048 15.4
3525 15.0
58 14.6
558 12.8
716 12.3
4564 12.3

Hope that someone else finds this interesting or even helpful! Comments always welcome.

Best of luck to all who earned the opportunity to compete this weekend. Make the most of this great event!

Dan Hudnut, mentor
Team 885, Randolph, VT

who716

08-04-2014, 10:51

thanks for that, Hopefully we will see you at battlecry!!

loyal

08-04-2014, 11:05

Still only 49 teams registered. Is that all that's going I wonder?

M. Lillis

08-04-2014, 11:10

Still only 49 teams registered. Is that all that's going I wonder?

It says that the open capacity is only 3. Does this mean that they are limiting the number of teams attending to 52? I thought that it was 54 teams total.

Kims Robot

08-04-2014, 11:43

It says that the open capacity is only 3. Does this mean that they are limiting the number of teams attending to 52? I thought that it was 54 teams total.

We are planning for and have space for 54, my guess is that it's just an artifact of the registration/payment/confirmation/decline process.

Roger

08-04-2014, 12:17

I'm bringing some spare 4-inch white gaffers tape, just in case.... :)

PVCpirate

08-04-2014, 13:20

I'm pretty sure the deadline to register is tonight at 5. My guess is the necessary backup teams have already been notified and will start being added to the list once 5 pm passes.

Roger

08-04-2014, 13:29

It's a nail-biter, for sure.

Samwaldo

08-04-2014, 13:57

I'm assuming 6 teams have dropped and some haven't even decided, due to the fact that we were notified that were next up in line for being called off the wait list. (Crossing our fingers, because we already have hotel, transportation, etc. all planned out)

Chi Meson

08-04-2014, 15:50

Team 2168 will have a display of the upcoming, 2015-season control system.

Check out the table, with our 2013 robot, Phoenix, retro equipped with it's new controls. General info with facts and FAQs will be on posters at the display.

We are still kind of a small team, so our lead mentor on the Alpha Testing Project will be kept busy with the never-ending task of improving the code on our current robot.

We do plan to have the table staffed when possible, but until we know our match schedule, it's hard to know when exactly that will be.

If you have burning questions, drop by the 2168 Pit and ask for Kevin Harrilal (mentor) or Vittorio (student), our leads in the project.

We will also have a question box for you to drop in your questions when the table is left unstaffed. We will get back to you ASAP.

Best luck to all teams. Dang! Is load-in tomorrow?

Banderoonies

08-04-2014, 16:37

1699 were on the list….then an hour later were off the list :confused: Bummer. Anyone know if they are going?

PVCpirate

08-04-2014, 16:51

We're at 52 teams, 2 more slots to fill. Looks like 3323 and 1099 are next up to accept or decline.

MikeE

08-04-2014, 18:05

Now at 53 teams with 3323 added to the attendee list.

PVCpirate

08-04-2014, 18:16

Due to Samwaldo's post above, looks like 1099 will round out the field of 54.

Ryan Burgett

08-04-2014, 18:54

So is there a final list of the 54 Teams up yet?

lf3307

08-04-2014, 18:54

thanks for that, Hopefully we will see you at battlecry!!
Working on it!

piersklein

08-04-2014, 18:59

So is there a final list of the 54 Teams up yet?
Its on the US First site at http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events then go to the New England Championships and choose registered teams

engunneer

08-04-2014, 20:46

4761 checking in!

We have a few robot upgrades since RI and NU :D

2.5 times faster intake roller (installed at NU)
Dump assist belt to make us more compatible with taller robots (We can now dump where a human player typically would)
50% faster arm and basket movements
Hot zone detector (125 style)
Motor support upgrades to even out loads and prevent the jam that hurt us at NU Saturday morning

We look forward to playing with such an excellent field of alliance partners.

PVCpirate

08-04-2014, 21:31

So is there a final list of the 54 Teams up yet?

Looks like we're still waiting on one more. I think it's going to be 1099.

Kims Robot

08-04-2014, 21:53

Right now it looks like 1099 should make it in (though do not take my word as official!), and also team 663 has informed us that they have dropped out, so I believe that means there is one more slot beyond 1099 to make the 54.

Samwaldo

08-04-2014, 21:59

You could say were officially in panic mode. We have everything planned out, but still no invite. It seems like were next and we were even told we were. The hotel is getting impatient with us so we wish we knew today. We were told we will get a call from FIRST tomorrow by 9am. We plan on accepting AND HAVE EVEN UPGRADED THE ROBOT so cross your fingers we get the invite we are hoping for. Thats the only challenge left, and the biggest.

Bill_B

08-04-2014, 23:21

This season's theme song for the disco techs should be the BeeGees Stayin' Alive! I hope your robot upgrade did not involve opening the bag since this is a 3-day event and the open bag rules don't apply.

Ah - ha - hah - hah - hah - Stayin' ALIVE! :D Best of Luck.

Samwaldo

08-04-2014, 23:24

Of course we didnt open the bag. (It sucks looking at it though). We have everything though for when we can in boston. New wheels, program, hot goal detection camera, etc.

elfenari

09-04-2014, 07:11

It's sooo stressful! I brought my suitcase to school today, and I still don't know if we're going!

Edit: It's official, we made it! Good luck to all the teams, looking forward to see you all there.

dustinjeremy2k

09-04-2014, 10:39

Can anyone confirm that 663 dropped? Right now 1153 is 'rumored' to be in the 55 slot and we have to inform teachers/administrators and parents by 2:00 this afternoon! Tick, tick, tick....

mwtidd

09-04-2014, 10:59

Steven Donow

09-04-2014, 11:03

I think this thread should probably move to the Rumor Mill :) [kidding].

I hope NEFIRST finds a better way of handling the invitations in the future. I'm not a huge fan of team's not knowing their fate the day of load in.

This is unfortunately something that isn't directly NEFIRST's fault. Last year in MAR, we even had a team dropping out the day of, leading to one less team. With a week 6 event, stuff like this will always happen.

The only thing I'd like to see is extending invitations to mathematical locks (like PNW did)

Brandon Zalinsky

09-04-2014, 11:10

Can anyone confirm that 663 dropped? Right now 1153 is 'rumored' to be in the 55 slot and we have to inform teachers/administrators and parents by 2:00 this afternoon! Tick, tick, tick....

I believe 348, Norwell Robotics, is next up, followed by 1153, 3499, and 213. However, they could have been invited and declined, I have no idea.

dag0620

09-04-2014, 11:18

I think this thread should probably move to the Rumor Mill :) [kidding].

I hope NEFIRST finds a better way of handling the invitations in the future. I'm not a huge fan of team's not knowing their fate the day of load in.

This is actually an HQ issue, as they are the ones that send out the formal invitations. So while this stinks for us, PNW and Michigan (and to somewhat of an extent MAR) are all going through the same thing right now.

With that said, this needs to be improved moving forward. The turnaround times for both DCMP and District Teams going to CMP are way to small.

Roger

09-04-2014, 11:18

I hope NEFIRST finds a better way of handling the invitations in the future.Well, they do have about another five hours of immediate future to still get thru, when the doors open at the Agganis...

Next year, perhaps a "live" website with the team list showing the status?

Samwaldo

09-04-2014, 11:21

Team 1099 is in, and accepted. Cant wait to compete and be back in Boston

MikeE

09-04-2014, 11:22

Well, they do have about another five hours of immediate future to still get thru, when the doors open at the Agganis...

Next year, perhaps a "live" website with the team list showing the status?

Perhaps like the FRC Leaderboard website http://www.district.firstwa.org/ (also see this CD thread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127315))

Not only does FRC Leaderboard show live(ish) status but it's also an awesome educational tool for teams to understand how the district point system works.

Jay O'Donnell

09-04-2014, 11:22

Team 1099 is in, and accepted. Cant wait to compete and be back in Boston

Glad to see you guys get in after not knowing for so long!

TD78

09-04-2014, 11:24

Perhaps like the FRC Leaderboard website http://www.district.firstwa.org/ (also see this CD thread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127315))

Not only does FRC Leaderboard show live(ish) status but it's also an awesome educational tool for teams to understand how the district point system works.

The PNW leaderboard is just plain awesome. And according to the website, other districts could be added to it. I love being able to click on any team and see exactly how they earned points at their two events.

78Grimey78

09-04-2014, 12:21

Team 78 AIR Strike is very excited to play in the first ever NE District Championship! Good luck to everybody competing there this weekend!

engunneer

09-04-2014, 13:06

Team 78 AIR Strike is very excited to play in the first ever NE District Championship! Good luck to everybody competing there this weekend!

Here's hoping we get a match together as partners :)

gafftron

09-04-2014, 13:35

1153 made it as the 54th team. Woo!
So the site has updated with what I'll presume is the final 54 teams:
58
61
69
78
125
131
133
138
166
172
175
176
177
178
195
228
230
237
246
319
558
716
811
999
1058
1073
1099
1100
1153
1517
1519
1735
1991
2064
2067
2084
2168
2648
2877
3323
3461
3467
3525
3930
4048
4055
4473
4564
4761
4908
4909
4925
4958
5122

BrendanB

09-04-2014, 13:37

1153 made it as the 54th team. Woo!
So the site has updated with what I'll presume is the final 54 teams:
58
61
69
78
125
131
133
138
166
172
175
176
177
178
195
228
230
237
246
319
348
558
716
811
999
1058
1073
1099
1153
1517
1519
1735
1991
2064
2067
2084
2168
2648
2877
3323
3461
3467
3525
3930
4048
4055
4473
4564
4761
4908
4909
4925
4958
5122

Congrats 1153!!! Glad to see you made it in!

For the first year yes there are things to improve but kudos to the NEFIRST volunteers for what has been a very smooth transition to the district model!

3467 is very excited for this weekend!

esquared

09-04-2014, 15:20

1153 made it as the 54th team. Woo!

Start driving!!! At least you're not in Maine, you might miss the load-in entirely ;)

TedG

09-04-2014, 15:52

Start driving!!! At least you're not in Maine, you might miss the load-in entirely ;)
Hey wait a minute... what is supposed to mean? ::ouch::

esquared

09-04-2014, 16:16

Hey wait a minute... what is supposed to mean? ::ouch::

Team 5122's drive time to load-in with no traffic (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Old+Town,+ME/Agganis+Arena+at+Boston+University,+925+Commonweal th+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02215/@43.6366239,-70.9807075,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cafb0b48f7d5a bb:0x6ad3727fcebe8045!2m2!1d-68.6453092!2d44.9342349!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e379e88b52b0 d9:0x5ad55277ba58e5be!2m2!1d-71.118057!2d42.351705)

4 hour drive for our furthest Maine team (and a Rookie!)...be tough to find out at 2pm that you're in! :ahh:

MooreteP

09-04-2014, 16:55

So why are there only 53 teams listed as registered?

I need to create my spreadsheets.

MotorHead

09-04-2014, 16:59

Team 5122's drive time to load-in with no traffic (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Old+Town,+ME/Agganis+Arena+at+Boston+University,+925+Commonweal th+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02215/@43.6366239,-70.9807075,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cafb0b48f7d5a bb:0x6ad3727fcebe8045!2m2!1d-68.6453092!2d44.9342349!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e379e88b52b0 d9:0x5ad55277ba58e5be!2m2!1d-71.118057!2d42.351705)

4 hour drive for our furthest Maine team (and a Rookie!)...be tough to find out at 2pm that you're in! :ahh:

I would still take a phone call tonight and be there in the morning. Will be there on Saturday to watch the awesome competition though.

Steven Donow

09-04-2014, 17:04

So why are there only 53 teams listed as registered?

I need to create my spreadsheets.

Based on our records it was 3323 who dropped

M. Lillis

09-04-2014, 17:08

Based on our records it was 3323 who dropped

Wow, both 3323 and 5129 played with us in elimination alliances this year. Hearing that neither of them will be attending Boston (after qualifying) is pretty disappointing news.

Kims Robot

09-04-2014, 18:39

Teams,
HUGE HUGE HUGE Apologies for the last minute notice, but we were just notified that teams need to bring their Driver Buttons from Past Competitions to the Championship Event. An email to all main contacts will be sent shortly, but please spread the word!!!!! Thank you!!

TedG

10-04-2014, 07:36

Team 5122's drive time to load-in with no traffic (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Old+Town,+ME/Agganis+Arena+at+Boston+University,+925+Commonweal th+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02215/@43.6366239,-70.9807075,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cafb0b48f7d5a bb:0x6ad3727fcebe8045!2m2!1d-68.6453092!2d44.9342349!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e379e88b52b0 d9:0x5ad55277ba58e5be!2m2!1d-71.118057!2d42.351705)

4 hour drive for our furthest Maine team (and a Rookie!)...be tough to find out at 2pm that you're in! :ahh:
Ahhh yes, thanks for the clarification, that's a bummer.
In this situation it's not fun if you don't know you're competing or not.

JohnBoucher

10-04-2014, 08:07

When does the Webcast begin?

Drew4564

10-04-2014, 08:53

Teams 4564 and 5122 have started the long ride down, and are over halfway there. Neither of our teams can wait to compete with all of the great teams that'll be there!

Eric O

10-04-2014, 11:49

When does the Webcast begin?

It's up now, but all I am seeing is the sponsors ads and the score at the bottom. No audio. Is anyone else having this problem?

Joe195

10-04-2014, 12:24

It's up now, but all I am seeing is the sponsors ads and the score at the bottom. No audio. Is anyone else having this problem?

Yes! I hope it starts working in time for qual matches.

Joe Ross

10-04-2014, 12:39

Here are predicted standings based on world OPR

Rank Team Wins Losses Ties Matches QP Auto Teleop Truss Assist
1 176 11 1 0 12 22 513 502 330 586
2 4048 10 2 0 12 20 421 406 449 609
3 195 10 2 0 12 20 432 554 356 588
4 237 10 2 0 12 20 428 562 306 588
5 5122 10 2 0 12 20 456 429 317 557
6 175 10 2 0 12 20 477 546 316 533
7 125 9 3 0 12 18 489 418 316 615
8 177 9 3 0 12 18 499 380 407 590
9 3467 8 4 0 12 16 509 409 339 664
10 1519 8 4 0 12 16 426 443 325 584
11 2877 8 4 0 12 16 467 374 332 576
12 716 8 4 0 12 16 497 331 331 570
13 2067 8 4 0 12 16 477 472 252 564
14 131 8 4 0 12 16 500 414 348 550
15 4564 7 5 0 12 14 462 359 365 633
16 133 7 5 0 12 14 443 375 267 603
17 1735 7 5 0 12 14 364 435 243 594
18 3525 7 5 0 12 14 460 391 318 593
19 228 7 5 0 12 14 441 439 262 583
20 61 7 5 0 12 14 537 208 412 578
21 58 7 5 0 12 14 423 401 286 569
22 246 7 5 0 12 14 459 396 242 503
23 78 6 6 0 12 12 339 342 294 677
24 1100 6 6 0 12 12 465 226 336 556
25 172 6 6 0 12 12 363 384 317 548
26 1073 6 6 0 12 12 316 397 261 533
27 138 6 6 0 12 12 294 446 295 516
28 4761 6 6 0 12 12 380 395 267 505
29 1153 6 6 0 12 12 482 327 272 471
30 319 6 6 0 12 12 623 381 286 468
31 230 5 7 0 12 10 437 327 257 638
32 4055 5 7 0 12 10 446 307 286 566
33 558 5 7 0 12 10 511 305 317 540
34 2168 5 7 0 12 10 421 398 333 540
35 1991 5 7 0 12 10 376 406 241 536
36 811 5 7 0 12 10 353 511 248 518
37 3930 5 7 0 12 10 495 298 280 513
38 166 5 7 0 12 10 495 322 230 499
39 178 4 8 0 12 8 500 276 284 548
40 69 4 8 0 12 8 317 358 223 534
41 1099 4 8 0 12 8 430 291 345 519
42 2084 4 8 0 12 8 467 214 333 495
43 2648 4 8 0 12 8 413 377 247 466
44 4473 4 8 0 12 8 364 378 197 462
45 4925 4 8 0 12 8 578 330 206 440
46 4958 4 8 0 12 8 311 364 291 435
47 2064 3 9 0 12 6 406 316 220 506
48 4909 3 9 0 12 6 504 203 254 505
49 1517 3 9 0 12 6 440 354 240 442
50 1058 2 10 0 12 4 354 295 277 515
51 4908 2 10 0 12 4 553 273 257 512
52 999 1 11 0 12 2 325 289 234 511
53 3461 1 11 0 12 2 426 250 269 492

and predicted match results

Match Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 RScore BScore
1 61 4048 1099 131 319 1153 161 151
2 2067 133 1519 58 2084 2168 163 123
3 230 69 1517 4055 176 177 114 174
4 1058 999 3467 811 166 5122 117 132
5 125 1735 4564 3525 1991 4908 163 134
6 1100 716 237 558 4473 4761 153 102
7 4958 4909 178 228 172 78 102 145
8 2648 175 246 2877 1073 195 140 157
9 2064 4925 138 3930 3461 1735 126 114
10 4761 61 811 558 58 125 134 157
11 3525 1153 172 2067 1991 4055 138 129
12 1099 1058 1517 69 1519 78 99 140
13 999 2168 228 4473 131 2064 118 121
14 178 2084 176 4048 175 4564 142 189
15 4958 138 1100 230 3467 195 112 193
16 133 166 716 2648 177 4908 135 134
17 3461 4909 319 246 2877 3930 117 129
18 237 4925 176 5122 1073 1153 176 126
19 230 131 172 4564 2084 4761 153 123
20 178 177 716 999 1099 2064 158 102
21 3461 61 4908 195 1058 1519 128 156
22 1991 246 1735 1100 558 166 124 123
23 1517 2168 78 4048 138 1073 130 141
24 237 228 4958 4925 69 2648 145 102
25 811 3930 3525 175 2877 5122 138 173
26 4909 4055 3467 319 58 133 138 148
27 2067 178 78 4473 125 716 149 130
28 246 1100 2064 2084 1099 138 123 114
29 4908 4958 230 811 237 2168 118 150
30 5122 4048 999 4761 133 1991 140 120
31 1153 3461 2648 1517 4473 175 99 119
32 1735 195 177 3930 228 2067 185 145
33 176 4564 558 166 4925 4909 177 109
34 1073 172 69 1519 319 3467 106 179
35 2877 4055 3525 61 1058 131 146 145
36 58 1099 5122 125 2648 195 142 163
37 133 1100 228 811 78 3461 140 127
38 230 237 2067 3930 178 166 170 111
39 138 2877 4761 4958 69 4564 128 118
40 999 61 4909 1517 176 1153 110 141
41 2064 4908 558 319 1073 175 128 154
42 2084 177 246 3525 1058 1735 141 131
43 4473 4925 1519 125 3467 4048 117 195
44 58 1991 172 131 2168 716 124 158
45 4055 69 1100 2067 4908 5122 106 150
46 4564 1153 3930 1073 78 1058 130 112
47 3525 4761 4925 195 166 228 137 160
48 1099 175 1991 138 4909 58 144 122
49 176 811 2648 4055 1519 178 142 133
50 131 2877 133 2064 125 1517 161 135
51 2084 4048 4473 177 558 4958 113 146
52 3467 2168 172 999 1735 237 156 129
53 246 230 3461 716 61 319 126 160
54 131 1100 178 133 4925 1058 141 117
55 2064 1073 166 1153 4055 1099 110 113
56 125 175 177 172 138 237 196 147
57 2168 4908 195 4048 2877 176 156 185
58 4909 1991 78 2648 2084 61 120 117
59 228 811 4564 2067 1517 716 151 141
60 3467 69 58 3525 558 3461 148 142
61 4958 1519 3930 246 999 4761 123 99
62 319 230 4473 1735 5122 4909 120 132
63 2064 2648 133 138 61 4564 119 157
64 4055 2168 166 178 3461 3467 116 143
65 3525 2084 716 4925 4958 1517 142 105
66 69 999 175 4048 1100 230 120 153
67 4908 2877 1099 172 2067 4761 128 133
68 319 195 237 131 811 1991 188 140
69 1735 78 4473 176 58 246 115 161
70 3930 5122 177 1153 558 1519 158 143
71 125 1058 172 1073 228 230 128 136
72 2168 3525 4048 1100 2648 4909 169 100
73 166 175 61 69 811 4473 160 91
74 178 2877 1153 1519 1735 716 127 153
75 131 228 558 138 176 5122 163 169
76 78 2084 125 4055 195 999 144 130
77 1058 2067 58 319 4958 2064 130 123
78 1517 133 4564 1099 237 246 139 146
79 177 4761 1073 4925 1991 3461 136 111
80 3930 176 131 4908 3467 1100 169 147
81 58 2877 228 230 999 1153 149 108
82 2648 138 166 2084 5122 319 107 138
83 1073 4958 4473 133 61 4055 82 142
84 78 3467 1099 175 2067 4925 162 167
85 1517 558 1991 178 1058 4908 118 104
86 1519 4048 3461 3525 237 4564 154 180
87 2168 3930 2064 246 125 69 122 135
88 195 716 811 177 172 4909 166 140
89 1735 1517 319 4761 4958 175 130 133
90 1073 237 58 2877 2084 1100 144 120
91 3467 4925 61 246 228 4908 169 133
92 131 125 4909 177 166 69 155 133
93 2648 2067 558 999 3461 172 135 95
94 4761 195 1153 133 2168 178 145 134
95 1058 138 811 4473 3525 176 111 149
96 1735 4055 4048 716 1099 3930 145 127
97 5122 1519 1991 230 2064 78 148 143
98 4564 319 178 61 1100 177 149 163
99 4908 125 1153 4958 3461 2084 136 94
100 999 1073 716 1735 69 138 106 119
101 4761 237 3467 2064 1058 4909 168 99
102 230 558 1099 78 3525 133 139 161
103 811 246 2067 131 4048 2648 142 155
104 4473 5122 195 2877 4564 1991 146 143
105 172 176 166 1517 3930 58 147 116
106 4055 4925 228 175 1519 2168 130 170

lf3307

10-04-2014, 23:19

Thirty matches in and average points are running in the low 140s, compared to the mid-80s in the district events. Wow! Hats off to everybody for dialing in their 'bots, and I guess this is what happens when everyone team is above average! I really look forward to watching some of the matches!

I am impressed that OPR has picked 22 of 30 winners so far! My plus/minus system is only at 17 of 30, which is close enough to 50/50 to be humbling. And even where the two systems pick the same winner, the OPR almost does as well on its own. Of course, with the better pool of teams and the higher scores, past data is understandably a questionable predictor of future performance!

Congratulations to 716 and the other teams that are strong out of the gate! Hope tomorrow is a great day for all,

Dan H.

Francis-134

11-04-2014, 22:55

Here's a link to the wrap video from Friday! http://youtu.be/Lr7p_dzcQjU

PVCpirate

11-04-2014, 23:15

Here's a link to the wrap video from Friday! http://youtu.be/Lr7p_dzcQjU

Check out 4048's autonomous block vs 1519 at 2:23. Play of the day for me.

Francis-134

12-04-2014, 10:47

Check out 4048's autonomous block vs 1519 at 2:23. Play of the day for me.

Ill make sure to post the full clip of that after the event!

PVCpirate

12-04-2014, 14:28

Ill make sure to post the full clip of that after the event!

That would be cool, because the webcast didn't catch it. I think they blocked the second shot as well.

Yipyapper

12-04-2014, 16:43

Been rooting for 177, and their alliance's play has been pretty solid so far. I still can't believe they haven't made champs since that unfortunate Einstein finals in 2011—a team like Bobcat not making champs two years in a row still boggles my mind.

EDIT: See you in St. Louis, 177!

Joe195

12-04-2014, 17:46

Big congratulations to the winning alliance of 230, 177, and 4055! You guys dominated those elimination matches!

Jay O'Donnell

12-04-2014, 21:41

Finally home from an incredibly fun event!

Thanks to our alliance partners 172 and 2067. You guys were so fun to play with and we almost took down that powerhouse 1 seed! Congrats to 2067 for reaching champs, I love your team and am glad to see you qualify.

195, 558, 5122- thanks for some fun matches in quarters! You guys were all great teams and I'd love to play with you all in the future, very gracious teams.

1735- thank you guys so much for the spare mecanum wheels! You guys really saved the event for us. Glad to see you guys win EI!

3467 and 1519- pleasure competing against our Granite State Companions. Great teams as always, glad to see you both qualify.

Also if anyone has pictures or videos from the event, posting links here would be appreciated!

plnyyanks

12-04-2014, 22:14

Also if anyone has pictures or videos from the event, posting links here would be appreciated!

Match video is up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIOXQWvJmRQYufWqFtyhV_-EmxRIc5KK5

CTbiker105

12-04-2014, 23:49

This event was run incredibly well.

We got through all 106 (!) qual. matches without falling behind schedule. If we did, it was not noticeable.

Blair and all his game announcers did a remarkable job keeping the audience informed and entertained throughout the matches. The head referee did a phenomenal job announcing fouls; he clearly stated which team got the foul and what they did to receive it, something that proved to be very useful to our team.

The VIP seats for scouting were extremely useful, as they provided an excellent view of the field and allowed convenient use of electrical outlets.

We look forward to attending this event next year.

smurfgirl

13-04-2014, 00:09

Everyone should make sure to say thank you to Kim Eckhardt for her amazing leadership and dedication in running a great event!

I was really proud of the incredible accomplishments of many New England teams, students, mentors, and volunteers that were showcased this weekend. Congratulations to all!

page2067

13-04-2014, 00:09

Also just back,
What a great event – The NE districts have been fantastic, and the level of play at the champs was amazing, great game flow while also tough defense (lots of bent metal), just the way we like it here. Off the field everyone became that much closer. Great fun to get more acquainted with the northern NE teams especially our 8th alliance members 1058 and 172, you guys were great to partner with, and we had fun putting a little scare into our great friends 558, 195 and the great rookie team 5122. Also, congratulations to our other CT friends 230, 177 and 4055 for their win.

Apple Pi (2067) is also deeply honored to be selected for one of the four Chairman’s awards, something the students have worked hard on, but with all the other amazing teams in the district never expected to get this soon, and great job by the other Chairman’s winners 2648, 78 and 811, its an honor to be in your company.

A special shout out to Sandra Brino, of 195, for Woody Flowers award – very well deserved. I know she is proud to see that there are 13 CT teams eligible to attend St. Louis!

Now we just need to figure out how to get there.

Districts are living up to their promise here – thanks to the volunteers, organizers and great teams.

Rick Vogl

13-04-2014, 00:12

Big congratulations to the winning alliance of 230, 177, and 4055! You guys dominated those elimination matches!

If the hungry hungry hippo was up to par during those matches the outcome would have been quite different. Hats off to 195 one of the most gracious teams that I have been privileged to know. 558, a team I know quite a bit about, has stepped up their game to championship caliber this year, watch out St. Louis. 5122 savor this moment to be selected by this alliance. It reflects well on the quality of your team.

4055 we finally did it. It goes to show you that this year is a game of endurance. We had our Rocky moment. And Kitties, hopefully we helped you regain your rightful place on Einstein.

CTbiker105

13-04-2014, 00:31

Now we just need to figure out how to get there.

24 hour one-way bus ride here we come! Otherwise known as trying to maintain your sanity before you even get to the competition.

Damiaen_Florian

13-04-2014, 09:29

What a fantastic event,

first and foremost I'd just like to say thank you to all the volunteers and event coordinators who made this event, and all the other district events possible, I had many, many doubts about the district system and thankfully they've all been put to rest, it was so cool to see so many deserving New England teams qualify for nationals!

To our alliance partners 558 & 5122 what an awesome run we had! 558 you guys are amazing to work with and I think it's so amazing the friendship that our teams have made this year, now to look forward to our 24+ hour ride to St. Louis together :D. Also 5122 you guys are one of the best rookies I have seen this year you played your role on our alliance to perfection, you guys have greatness in your future for sure.

I'd also like to give a huge congratulations to the winning alliance of 230, 177, & 4055, those finals matches were insanely intense and your strategy and gameplay against us worked flawlessly. 230, you built an amazing machine this year, the fact that you've been to the finals in every single event and won 2 of them, is no accident. 177 I've always been inspired by your machines and this year is no exception, St. Louis better watch out, because the Bobcats are back. And finally to 4055 this was such a well deserved win for you guys, in just 3 short years you've built up your team to a true force to be reckoned with and also congratulations on your first ever competition win!

dsmoker

13-04-2014, 10:22

Wow, what an incredible weekend. First and foremost, thanks to all the volunteers who made this possible, and huge congratulations to volunteer of the year Ellen McIsaac. Ellen, I have fond memories of you as a student on the Uberbots. I knew then you'd go far, and you certainly have.

To our alliance partners 195 and 5122, it was great working with you. 5122, you are one of the best, if not the best, rookie teams I've ever seen. And 195, the friendship our teams have built this year is a joy for me to watch as a mentor and an example of what FIRST is all about. If I have to spend 24 hours on a bus, I'm glad it's with you guys.

To 230, 177 and 4055, congratulations on some well played finals matched. We've played with and against you guys many times this year and in past years, and it's always hard fought. Hoping some of us wind up in the same division in St. Louis.

Finally, congrats to all the Chairman's winners and to Sandra Brino for her Woodie Flowers award. Well deserved, all.

See you in St. Louis!!

Bmarshall645

13-04-2014, 10:35

Congratulations to everyone who made it to St.Louis we will be seeing you guys there.

loyal

13-04-2014, 11:27

The inaugural NECMP was insane. Every match was awesome.
Congratulations to the winning alliance. Very well done.
Go to the WCMP and represent New England with pride.

MamaSpoldi

13-04-2014, 11:27

I want to add my thanks too all the volunteers and the committee who ran this event. It was definitely a great show and it went off like clockwork. Also to acknowledge the amazing opportunity presented by the use of the VIP seats for scouting. I only hope that continues in years to come and expands to other events.

A huge congratulations to Sandra Brino on her Woodie Flowers win. She is such a gracious and deserving mentor. So glad to see that you were able to describe that to the judges so they could see what the rest of us already knew.

A huge congrats to 2067 for your chairman's win. You are a great role model for us all.

To 195, 558, and 5122, you guys were an amazing alliance and we were humbled by the idea of taking you on (again). Next time maybe we can be on the same side of the field. :)

To our wonderful friends at 4055... Third times the charm! Those finals at Hartford and Southington were just practice leading up to the big show. So proud that we finally pulled out the win together.

And a huge shout out to 177, thank you for being the missing piece to our alliance. You were amazing team players and showed us why you are an Einstein caliber team. What a wild ride!

Bill_B

13-04-2014, 11:36

U an I are too close together on the keyboard, Mama. :D Sandra Brino was the WFFA.

Yes, I get the you and I pseudo entendre.;)

MamaSpoldi

13-04-2014, 11:52

U an I are too close together on the keyboard, Mama. :D Sandra Brino was the WFFA.

Yes, I get the you and I pseudo entendre.;)

Yup that was a typo, that's what I get for posting from my phone. :o

PVCpirate

13-04-2014, 13:20

I was informed that the final standings weren't posted yet, so I finished mine and put them here(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw4NSGgCmfdlakhMY09HWjlTejg/edit?usp=sharing). Teams in green are the 24 qualifiers for CMP. This only includes teams that attended NECMP, plus one of the Rookie All Star winners.

sspoldi

13-04-2014, 14:30

There's only one thing missing from this incredible championship event thread,
a poem!
(provided by Deb Pontbriant, team 230 mentor)

The Gaelhawks want to thank teams 177 and 4055
For joining us in catching, trussing and shooting high

From the first moment waiting for the signal to start
Knowing that working together had to be an art

Human players, drivers, coaches and robots combined
Making decisions by thinking together with one mind

Conjoining our teams to form a STEM force of one
Without your help, the blue alliance wouldn’t have won

NRG, Bobcats and Gaelhawks aligned
To form Kittygearhawks behind the line

This is the beginning and not the end
For us all, to forge a new understanding of STEM

So Thank you, Thank you, from the Gaelhawks to you
We can’t wait to see what more we can do

Thanks Deb, and thanks to teams 195, 558, and 5122 for providing such great competition, sportsmanship, and support, You guys are the best, without you we could not be the organization we are today.

And a special thanks to team 228 GUS, you've helped us out at every competition this year, we are eternally in your debt. Can't wait to get together in St. Louis!

Sincerely,
Steve.

Chi Meson

13-04-2014, 21:05

just woke up. wot happen?

All I can say right now is "WOW."

Kim! You did a great job there!

I could not get a mental grip over how intense each match was; I'd look at an alliance during a qualifier and think "Oh, man that's going to be a blowout!" Then I'd see the other alliance! and think "OMG, it's a toss up!"

The hockey rink was sagging under the weight of blue banners!

One thing bugs me though...
People were unclear on what the official name of the event, and maybe we should straighten it out now:
New England "Regional" Championship
or
New England "District" Championship?

And according to the math (and the official email from FIRST) 2168 qualified for St. Louis, but regretfully we cannot go this year.

This might cheer up someone out there.

bkahl

13-04-2014, 21:21

And according to the math (and the official email from FIRST) 2168 qualified for St. Louis, but regretfully we cannot go this year.

This might cheer up someone out there.

This hurt to read... We will miss seeing you there!

who716

13-04-2014, 21:50

Same here should cheer up someone as 716 won't be attending st. Louis either I'll be watching for sure though.

kstl99

13-04-2014, 22:22

just woke up. wot happen?

And according to the math (and the official email from FIRST) 2168 qualified for St. Louis, but regretfully we cannot go this year.

This might cheer up someone out there.

This may make a team very happy but it makes me sad. 2010 was my first year on 1922 OzRam and the last year we qualified to go. We are a small team and I still do not know how we were able to raise enough to fly to Atlanta and book rooms without charging the members for anything except food. However, after seeing how hard the team worked to create a robot good enough to be finalists in 1 regional and winners of another we could not imagine not going. One of the very few things I dislike about FIRST is the expense but I see no way around that. It has just given me more resolve to get more sponsors between now and next year.

MarcD79

13-04-2014, 22:41

underdog1924

14-04-2014, 08:19

A little off topic...does anyone know the name of the song that they played at the end of the awards ceremony on Saturday? It was the last song of the event and it had a slide guitar intro.

Samwaldo

14-04-2014, 09:48

13 out of 18 that attended NECMPS going to STL is an incredible percentage. This year CT has produced top-notch teams.

The fact that 19 CT Teams attended NE Champs is amazing, that is almost half of CT teams. CT State championships in May is going to be a tough competition.

Represent CT in St Louis (and Einstein)!!!

Bill_B

14-04-2014, 12:08

A little off topic...does anyone know the name of the song that they played at the end of the awards ceremony on Saturday? It was the last song of the event and it had a slide guitar intro.

My guess is Marc Broussard – Home -
Here's the lyrics (http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858542967/)
confirmed at Pandora sample (http://www.pandora.com/marc-broussard/carencro/home)

Rosiebotboss

14-04-2014, 13:36

Teams--I just want to add my 2 cents and congratulate all the teams for a great event in Boston. You all presented yourselves very well, even when I had my LRI vest on and the inspection descision may not have gone your way. I can't wait to see some of you on Einstein!

A LOT of work went into making this inaugural season of NEFIRST go so well for the teams. I had the pleasure of working/attending 7 of the 10 events, with a lot of dedicated individuals on many levels, from ingenuityNE to the students on the teams. Every RD, every volunteer, every committee member, all had your best interest in mind and they all deserve hearty round of applause. I am looking forward to improving your experience and 'making things better' for next year.

Brandon Zalinsky

14-04-2014, 13:54

Does anyone know when the accept/decline is due for the first round of teams?

dag0620

14-04-2014, 13:56

Does anyone know when the accept/decline is due for the first round of teams?

Just like at regular regionals, they have until the Tuesday following the event.

Brandon Zalinsky

14-04-2014, 13:59

Just like at regular regionals, they have until the Tuesday following the event.

Thanks! And after that, how long will the next-in-line teams have to respond?

dag0620

14-04-2014, 14:45

Thanks! And after that, how long will the next-in-line teams have to respond?

That I don't know, however robots MUST be shipped out by this Thursday, so it will have to be at a point prior to that.

Hank5122

14-04-2014, 17:57

Very excited to say, that team 5122 will be attending Worlds in St. Louis next week!!! :yikes:

Joe195

14-04-2014, 18:01

Very excited to say, that team 5122 will be attending Worlds in St. Louis next week!!! :yikes:

Congratulations!

thatismytruck

14-04-2014, 20:18

Very excited to say, that team 5122 will be attending Worlds in St. Louis next week!!! :yikes:

This is great news!! Congratulations!!

Francis-134

15-04-2014, 00:26

Finals Match 1 Field Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kcrVlataCA&

Finals Match 2 Field Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nP39EO6VBI

MamaSpoldi

15-04-2014, 08:39

Finals Match 1 Field Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kcrVlataCA&

Finals Match 2 Field Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nP39EO6VBI

These are awesome videos... thank you so much for posting them!

llung

15-04-2014, 21:46

Ill make sure to post the full clip of that after the event!

Thanks for that video clip of the double auto block! We were thrilled that it actually worked!

And a big Thank You to teams 1153 and 125 for having us play with them in the big robot sandbox. And of course to all who made NECMP happen, you guys and gals rock!
-lou

Brandon Zalinsky

16-04-2014, 11:05

Sad to say that 1058 did not earn enough points and will not be attending the Championships in St. Louis. However, we had tons of fun in Boston, especially playing with 172 the Northern Force and 2067 Apple Pi! We were *that* close. I gotta say, the field delay before QF1.3 was probably the most fun I've had at an event in all my time in FRC. As sad as we are to be staying in New Hampshire during Champs, we'll have fun watching our fellow New England teams compete and take home Einstein gold next week!

Ty Tremblay

16-04-2014, 11:08

319 received their invitation to CMP last night! We'll be hopping on the buses with the NE teams and going to St. Louis for Bob's first time in 19 years!

Rosiebotboss

16-04-2014, 11:17

319 received their invitation to CMP last night! We'll be hopping on the buses with the NE teams and going to St. Louis for Bob's first time in 19 years!

Where's the "Like" button?

MooreteP

16-04-2014, 11:30

Where's the "Like" button?

I second that emotion.

BrendanB

16-04-2014, 11:35

319 received their invitation to CMP last night! We'll be hopping on the buses with the NE teams and going to St. Louis for Bob's first time in 19 years!

Yeah!!! Glad to see 319 made it in!

mwtidd

16-04-2014, 11:36

I second that emotion.

We really appreciate all of the support we've received from the NE community.

So proud of all of the students who finally earned our coach the opportunity to go on his 18th year of service!

Peter Matteson

16-04-2014, 12:22

We really appreciate all of the support we've received from the NE community.

So proud of all of the students who finally earned our coach the opportunity to go on his 18th year of service!

I'm just shocked that you haven't earned a spot before!

Glad to see you filling out the NE allotment of spots.

See you in St. Louis.

MikeE

16-04-2014, 12:34

I gotta say, the field delay before QF1.3 was probably the most fun I've had at an event in all my time in FRC.

As a member of the field tech crew I can't say the delay was quite as much fun for us, but I'm really glad to hear it was a good experience for teams.
Giving teams (and spectators) a positive and enjoyable experience was our focus during the whole event.

Congratulations to all the teams attending the World Championships from New England, whether they qualified by winning an award, on points, as a HoF/legacy team or in one case from the waitlist(!).

AcesPease

16-04-2014, 14:00

319 received their invitation to CMP last night! We'll be hopping on the buses with the NE teams and going to St. Louis for Bob's first time in 19 years!

Great News. I also was shocked when you said this would be your first time. Hope we play on the same field. See you in St Louis.

Chi Meson

16-04-2014, 16:33

319 received their invitation to CMP last night! We'll be hopping on the buses with the NE teams and going to St. Louis for Bob's first time in 19 years!

That's a long wait! Hit them hard for us. Do it for the N.E.R.D.s!

Kims Robot

19-04-2014, 16:22

More thanks and a team & volunteer survey coming soon, but a good friend of mine did photography for the event and just finished his processing, so I wanted to get these photos up!!

Please make sure to provide photo credit to Kevin Derwin (or KD Photography) if you want to reuse them!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/123465356@N07/sets/72157644134626694/

electroken

20-04-2014, 08:47

WOW!
Those are amazing photos. Thank you!

Kims Robot

02-06-2014, 12:10

This email went out today to Main & Alternate TIMS contacts for NE teams:

New England Teams!

We want to congratulate and thank you all for an amazing 2014 season. As many of you head into busy offseasons, we hope you can take a minute to give us feedback on the 2014 New England Championship Event. There are even a few questions for teams that did not participate, so we'd love feedback from everyone!

All team members are welcome and encouraged to participate, so please forward the link for our survey to your entire team:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1owq2gv4z3a9UNwaNHFHGE6s6C6hfT97ewpX8OLqfMcU/viewform?usp=send_form

Also, for any of you interested, we had a volunteer photographer that got some great shots of the event. If you choose to use these photos, please make sure to provide photo credit to Kevin Derwin (or KD Photography)!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/123465356@N07/sets/72157644134626694/
And a huge thanks to Francis & Colleen for creating the excellent daily wrap videos!! http://youtu.be/Lr7p_dzcQjU http://youtu.be/JaE7ThxKsZ8

We hope those of you that those of you that were able to make it had a great time, and we look forward to seeing you all at events in 2015!!