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Steven Donow 30-09-2013 16:21
Re: Registration 2014
 
Has anyone compiled data/info on all the "new" non-rookie teams, as well as "revived" teams?

Francis-134 30-09-2013 16:35
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MARS_James (Post 1293830)
Time for more fun with stats:

Thus far:
We have 136 rookies (37% of last years total rookies)
153 2nd year teams (43% Rookie Retention)
We have a total of 1664 non rookies (65% retention)
And we have 1511 Veteran Teams* (85% of the total number last year)

*Veteran Teams are teams that are on their 3rd game this shows teams that hopefully have long term success in place
This is the information I am very interested in! Hope to see more rookies return from last year, because right now, that number seems rather low.

PVCpirate 30-09-2013 17:22
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MARS_James (Post 1293830)
Time for more fun with stats:

Thus far:
We have 136 rookies (37% of last years total rookies)
153 2nd year teams (43% Rookie Retention)
We have a total of 1664 non rookies (65% retention)
And we have 1511 Veteran Teams* (85% of the total number last year)

*Veteran Teams are teams that are on their 3rd game this shows teams that hopefully have long term success in place
Making this distinction makes sense, but I think I would push it out 1-2 more years. I only say this because often teams only last as long as their original members are still involved, which is 4 years or less.

BrendanB 30-09-2013 17:45
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by PVCpirate (Post 1293870)
Making this distinction makes sense, but I think I would push it out 1-2 more years. I only say this because often teams only last as long as their original members are still involved, which is 4 years or less.
True.

As member who went from a well established team to working with a rookie team, years 2-3.5 are/were the hardest. In our second year we could tell our rookie grants were slightly lower and in our third season we lost NASA and JCP was cut down to $1k (but we weren't expecting anything going into 2013 since we weren't rookies or a sustaining team). We did work a lot in 2011 and 2012 with lightbulbs but our market was saturated when we sold a lot and local retail stores carried them. During this past season and going into 2014 we have had to work much harder working towards becoming more financially stable. We now have moved out of our "rookie" funding and have relationships with our sponsors as well as having ways of generating money (ticket raffles, 5k, etc).

It takes a lot of work but rookie grants are both amazing and a curse! We owe a lot to our parents and business mentors for leading us through financial trouble!

ehochstein 30-09-2013 18:37
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BrendanB (Post 1293882)
True.

As member who went from a well established team to working with a rookie team, years 2-3.5 are/were the hardest. In our second year we could tell our rookie grants were slightly lower and in our third season we lost NASA and JCP was cut down to $1k (but we weren't expecting anything going into 2013 since we weren't rookies or a sustaining team). We did work a lot in 2011 and 2012 with lightbulbs but our market was saturated when we sold a lot and local retail stores carried them. During this past season and going into 2014 we have had to work much harder working towards becoming more financially stable. We now have moved out of our "rookie" funding and have relationships with our sponsors as well as having ways of generating money (ticket raffles, 5k, etc).

It takes a lot of work but rookie grants are both amazing and a curse! We owe a lot to our parents and business mentors for leading us through financial trouble!
I hear there is some sort of Fundraising Toolkit that FIRST is releasing soon. Hopefully that will help out with some of the funding troubles those new veteran teams run into.

MARS_James 30-09-2013 19:24
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by PVCpirate (Post 1293870)
Making this distinction makes sense, but I think I would push it out 1-2 more years. I only say this because often teams only last as long as their original members are still involved, which is 4 years or less.
Ok well in that case we had 1272 teams about to play there 5th game last year. This year we have 1095 (86% as many teams are 5 years or older)

Racer26 02-10-2013 16:30
Re: Registration 2014
 
Huh. Team 5051 Fast Eddie Community Robotics from Port Perry, ON.

Listed as a 2014 rookie. Certainly SEEMS like another revival of 1006, which used to be Port Perry High School's team "Fast Eddie Robotics", which played 2003-2009, 2011.

I'm gonna guess that at least some of the people involved are the same people. Likely has rookie status due to its apparent separation from PPHS.

S.P.A.M.er 02-10-2013 21:17
Re: Registration 2014
 
Is it just me or has South Florida regional just been ignored by everyone this year, even by us (SPAM). All Big name Florida teams havent even registered...... I'm slightly shocked:ahh:

as of 9:15 on the 2nd of October (today) there's 30 spots left. Its teams 108 and 168.... then jumps to 1649.... then all the way to 3992.

Gary Dillard 03-10-2013 08:11
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by S.P.A.M.er (Post 1294280)
Is it just me or has South Florida regional just been ignored by everyone this year, even by us (SPAM). All Big name Florida teams havent even registered...... I'm slightly shocked:ahh:

as of 9:15 on the 2nd of October (today) there's 30 spots left. Its teams 108 and 168.... then jumps to 1649.... then all the way to 3992.
Likely teams were registering for Orlando which must have filled up earlier last year (it's already full this year), figuring spots would be available for South Florida when 2nd regional registration opens up (and they are). We did the same thing when choosing which to register for our first regional - Smoky Mountain filled up last year (it's already full this year) while Bayou still had plenty of spots available, same as this year.

Taylor 03-10-2013 08:23
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis-134 (Post 1293857)
This is the information I am very interested in! Hope to see more rookies return from last year, because right now, that number seems rather low.
I'm not terribly concerned. Rookies and second-years have a tradition of not signing up the first week; several don't pop up officially until late November/December.

BrennanB 03-10-2013 11:07
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Racer26 (Post 1294247)
Huh. Team 5051 Fast Eddie Community Robotics from Port Perry, ON.

Listed as a 2014 rookie. Certainly SEEMS like another revival of 1006, which used to be Port Perry High School's team "Fast Eddie Robotics", which played 2003-2009, 2011.

I'm gonna guess that at least some of the people involved are the same people. Likely has rookie status due to its apparent separation from PPHS.
Yep, a previous member and FIRST volunteer mentioned to me at champs that he was thinking of reviving his old team...

Koko Ed 03-10-2013 14:09
Re: Registration 2014
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BrennanB (Post 1294356)
Yep, a previous member and FIRST volunteer mentioned to me at champs that he was thinking of reviving his old team...
Shaun had been talking about reviving the old team.
Looks like he got it done.

Fletch1373 03-10-2013 20:54
Re: Registration 2014
 
So, this is kinda-sorta relevant. Some of you know I've been doing this for the last couple years, and it's happened again. This thread doesn't seem to have gotten much visibility, so I'm posting it here too. Enjoy!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=118447

Mark McLeod 06-10-2013 14:02
Re: Registration 2014
 
2025 teams are registered. Another 500 teams to go to reach (and then pass) last year's total.

We crossed the 2000 team mark 10 days ahead of last year's subscription.

13 Regionals are at (or greater than initial capacity):
  • Greater Toronto West (+2)
  • San Diego (+2)
  • Orlando
  • St. Louis (+1)
  • Waterloo (+2)
  • Montreal
  • Los Angeles (+1)
  • Boilermaker
  • North Star
  • 10000 Lakes
  • Long Island
  • Smoky Mountains (+3)
  • Midwest (+1)
Arizona is a unique case in that the initial capacity was zero and it keeps adding in teams.
Five more Regionals are in the single digits.

One District (WPI (+2)) is at initial capacity.

dodar 06-10-2013 14:08
Re: Registration 2014
 
When does 2nd event registration open?


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