2011 Where is Wolcott?
 

I am proud to announce that Team Max 1071 will be having the 4th annual Where is Wolcott? Invitational.

The event is going to be held on Saturday, June 11th, 2011 and will be located at Wolcott High School.

Doors will be opened at 7, Matches will start at 9. Once again the field will be available for practice round from 7 until opening at 9.

Team GUS 228 will once again be providing food.

If your interested in having your team compete in the event got to the site,, fill out the form and send it to Rob Cormier at rcormier@wolcottps.org The cost per team is $200.

You can get Google Maps Directions to the school here.

Any questions please send them to rcormier@wolcottps.org or post them in the thread.

Can't wait to see everyone there!

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The registration form can be found at

www.max1071.com

Just click on the invitational button and download the form. Send it to

rcormier@wolcottps.org

In the past few hours we have teams

1071
228
3718
558 (3 time champ)
176
716

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MENTOR ROBOT

Like last year, we will have a robot that is solely for the mentors. It will be in the qualification rounds just like any other robot. Mentors will be able to be a part of the drive team for an individual match. Here is your chance to show your team what you can do. Find a match where the mentor robot is on the same alliance as your team, or even better find a match where you square off against your team.

Sign ups will be the morning of our event.

Join the TORMENTORS team #666

Re: 2011 Where is Wolcott?
 

Is this a one day competition?

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Yes it is.

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The Aluminum Falcons plan to be there.

By the way, 100% success in autonomous at CT Regional! Our programming team needs a shout-out!

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We're looking into a spring offseason event to go to like this one...

And when I heard the word "Mentor Round" - you had me SOLD.

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What will be the mentor robot? We have a clone robot that we can provide for that if I do manage to convince my teacher for us to go this year. Should know if we are going or not by the end of the championship.

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Last year we used FRC230's practice robot, but as the self proclaimed FRC666 team captain I am open to suggestions.

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FRC Team 558 going for the 3 peat. See y'all there. :)

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And we WILL have a minibot . . .:yikes:

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3467 may possibly look into this and with a mentor bot....... these kids won't know what hit them! :)

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For the mentor robot we will be going with team 230's back up robot again this year. The tormentors are back in action.

Also like past years we will be looking for some more back up bots to be loaned out for the day. We will try and match up pre rookie teams with a robot and a team that could guide them for the day.

Last year we had teams from
Waterbury - turned into 3525 Nuts and Bolts of Fury
E.C.Goodwin tech - turned into 3718 JunkYard Battalion

So if you have a second robot and are willing to 'mentor' a per rookie team for the day let me know
rcormier@wolcottps.org

or if you know a school that might want to come and be a team for a day let me know.


Pre Rookie teams are free

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Also just to say it. Our elimination rounds are Round Robin where you have to lose twice to be eliminated but when you lose you go into a loser bracket instead of facing the same opponent twice in a row.

We started this in our first year because we had a small number of teams and needed to be creative in how we run elimination rounds. We quickly found we really enjoy this method as every alliance at least gets to go against two different opponents.

To be fair other invitationals have used this format and I believe Mayhem at the Merrimack was the first (that I know of)

Re: 2011 Where is Wolcott?
 

That sounds more like double elimination rather than Round Robin?