Hallry
27-02-2015, 10:27
From today's FRC Blog Post (http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-District-Ranks-Events-and-Pool-Noodle-Recycling):
District Ranking Reporting
Good news, I think. District team ranking has been automated and centralized (using the standard points system published in FRC Admin Manual - Section 7). Districts no longer need to calculate or track ranking information themselves, and teams can go to this common website (http://frc-districtrankings.usfirst.org/) for up to date ranking information.
Extensive testing has been conducted on the system, but not yet with live event data. Because of this, we are holding off on posting Week 1 District results until we have a chance to verify functionality with live data. Week 1 results should be up by Noon (Eastern Time), on Monday, March 2nd (but we may be able to post earlier). After that, we intend to allow the system to run in semi-real time, with regular updates.
Remember, the only element of the standard points system that applies during qualification matches is the element associated with team rank. With this season’s game, you can expect rank to fluctuate a great deal in the early matches, so you shouldn’t give those points much consideration until later in the event. Finalized points will be available shortly after the event on the website.
I want to thank our FRC software staff for the huge effort they put forward in getting this ready for this season. And a special shout out also to Paul Malmsten, FRC alumnus and volunteer, who did most of the programming related to the points system itself! Thanks everyone!
District Ranking Reporting
Good news, I think. District team ranking has been automated and centralized (using the standard points system published in FRC Admin Manual - Section 7). Districts no longer need to calculate or track ranking information themselves, and teams can go to this common website (http://frc-districtrankings.usfirst.org/) for up to date ranking information.
Extensive testing has been conducted on the system, but not yet with live event data. Because of this, we are holding off on posting Week 1 District results until we have a chance to verify functionality with live data. Week 1 results should be up by Noon (Eastern Time), on Monday, March 2nd (but we may be able to post earlier). After that, we intend to allow the system to run in semi-real time, with regular updates.
Remember, the only element of the standard points system that applies during qualification matches is the element associated with team rank. With this season’s game, you can expect rank to fluctuate a great deal in the early matches, so you shouldn’t give those points much consideration until later in the event. Finalized points will be available shortly after the event on the website.
I want to thank our FRC software staff for the huge effort they put forward in getting this ready for this season. And a special shout out also to Paul Malmsten, FRC alumnus and volunteer, who did most of the programming related to the points system itself! Thanks everyone!