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Re: 2012 CAGE Match

Registration has closed for The CAGE Match.

We have 30 veteran teams and our first pre-rookie team 4485 RoboWarriors from Danville Community High School.

We have one spot left and I would like to see it filled by another pre-rookie team.

Re: 2012 CAGE Match

The following is an abridged version of an email blast sent out this morning:

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We on the planning committee are excited about some tweaks we’ve made to the CAGE Match tournament. I’d like to share them with you here.

1. We will be hosting two roundtable discussions during the event. At 11a, we invite students on new teams or new to their teams to join us in the volunteer room to discuss what to expect your first year in FIRST. At 1p, we invite adults on new teams or new to their teams to join us in the volunteer room to discuss what to expect your first year in FIRST. Many thanks to Renee Becker, Carolyn Grace, Steve Florence, and Jane Young for helping with this program.

2. Current seniors: remember there is a scholarship opportunity with the CAGE Match. Last year we were able to award $1,000 to a deserving student – this year we’d like to do the same (maybe even more $$!)

3. Silent Auction: last year we raised nearly $1,000 through the silent auction to fund the Art Anderson Memorial Scholarship. Please consider bringing items and making bids to help out graduating seniors.

4. We need volunteers! If you are interested in serving as a referee, field reset, or queueing, please volunteer on our online form.

5. Rules: The game will be played as stated in the official FRC manual. The eliminations will feature alliances of 4 (the 8th alliance will have 3 members, unless the elusive 32nd team registers), and each team must play at least once during every round of eliminations.

6. Concessions: As we have done in the past, if teams bring in a 12-pack of a Coca-Cola product to the concession stand, they will receive a food voucher.

7. Awards: This year we will recognize the Winning Alliance, the Finalists, the team that donates the most blood to the Indiana Blood Center, and the team that donates the most items to the Ronald McDonald House. There will also be some surprises throughout the event.

8. Atmosphere: Many teams use this event as a way to introduce rookie team members to the excitement and drama of competitive robotics. Teams are encouraged to have new team members on the drive team throughout the event. Our goal is the experience of being “behind the glass” at competition will give them that extra motivation they need during the tough times of build season.

9. Contests: Participate in the Facebook group and Twitter feed before, during, and after the event for fun and prizes.

Re: 2012 CAGE Match

Can a team enter a 2nd bot if they are have already entered a bot?

Re: 2012 CAGE Match

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Originally Posted by Tubatroopa (Post 1188474)

Can a team enter a 2nd bot if they are have already entered a bot?

Some teams are lending their 2nd bot to pre-rookie teams. That's how such RAS/RI winners as 3176, 3494, 3947, and 4008 got started.

We are still waiting for final word from a pre-rookie to see if they'll come. If they do, and most signs suggest they will, then we will be at 32 teams which means all teams play in the eliminations (alliances of 4). Any more, and we'll have to get creative to make sure everyone plays.

Since one of the primary goals of the event is to give many teams real competition experience before the start of the season, I don't think extraneous robots would be consistent with that goal.

Re: 2012 CAGE Match

Only 43 hours and 11 minutes till CAGE!!!!

Re: 2012 CAGE Match

Only 24 hours (approximately) until CAGE setup!

Re: 2012 CAGE Match

Great event guys! We all had a blast! A special shout out to 3940 for selecting us and giving us a chance to prove ourselves. To 234 for helping us fix our robot and of course helping us secure the win, and lastly 1018 for rounding out our alliance and being such a great pick! We look forward to defending our championship at C.A.G.E Match 2013!

Re: 2012 CAGE Match

Congratulations to the winning alliance of 3940, 234, 3259, and 1018.
Congratulations to Darius Choksy from 1741 for earning the Art Anderson Memorial Scholarship - this year it was worth $1,100.
Congratulations to 1747 for donating well over 2,000 items by themselves for the Ronald McDonald House - there were over 4,300 items total.
Congratulations to Chris Noble for earning the AndyMark Award of Awesomeness.

Thank you to all the students, mentors, and parents of all teams who helped set up, tear down, and volunteer at the event. 1529, 829, 234, 45, and 1741 all played a key role in setup/teardown.

Thank you to the folks who were not affiliated with teams who came to help out anyway - I'm looking at you, Renee Becker, Danny Blau, Carolyn Grace, Jason Miller, and Jane Young.

Thank you to 829 and 45 for graciously lending their secondary robots to 4485 and 4580, giving them a taste of competition experience as they enter their rookie seasons.

As always, please let me know - either here or in private - what you thought went well, and what could be improved. I think there's somebody around here who says these things are iterative ...