FRC Penultimate Manual, Preseason Edition!

[tjf]

Penultimate Manual 2 : Electric Boogaloo!

Welcome back folks to the FRC Penultimate Manual, as comprehensive and detailed guide on most parts of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Additions and revisions are very much welcome.

Since the last version:


Cleaned up the "Mentor" section.
Added Nonprofit section to Business / Fundraising
General grammar improvements.
Added "Steal from the best, invent the rest" by Corsetto.

PDF: https://github.com/MC42/FRCPenultimateManual/releases/download/preseason-2017/FRCPenultimateManual.pdf

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/MC42/FRCPenultimateManual/

Direct Markdown (Source) File: https://github.com/MC42/FRCPenultimateManual/FRCPenultimateManual.md

Summary of Content:

Crash Course in FIRST
Overview
Regionals vs Districts
History
Who Are Mentors
Who Are Volunteers

Team Divisions:

Officers and Leadership
Electronics
Build
Drive
Strategy
Business
Safety
Design
Outreach
Mentors

Good Resources:

Karthik's Lectures
Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition
Jack Kamen & Imagery Award
Indispensable Tools & Techniques
Keys to a Successful Drive Team (254)
Anatomy of Robot Code (RobotPy)
Apps & Programs
6054 - What We Learned
Advice For Rookie You?
Writing A Business Plan
"Steal from the best, invent the rest"
Roles of A Team Captain


Previous Post: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150745

Happy FIRSTing!

[mikexcao]

Looks great, definitely going to push for my team to use this as a 'Guide to FRC'. Would very much recommend :p