Forum: Regional Competitions
12-31-2016, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 929
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Forum: Rumor Mill
12-31-2016, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,061
Re: Denim is the key... [SteamWorks prediction]
Please save me. I'm reffing 4 events and CMP this year (likely) and really, there's a limit to how much "Danger Zone" one can take before becoming certifiably insane. And you don't want insane refs.
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Forum: Championship Event
12-28-2016, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,069
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 35,109
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Forum: FIRST Tech Challenge
07-17-2016, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,997
Re: [FTC]: 2016-17 Game Manual Part 1 released!
Also importantly in the Tournament section of the manual - FTC now has yellow/red cards similar to FRC. The rules are very similar:
1) Once a yellow card is given, it carries with the team until...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
06-01-2016, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,023
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Forum: Inventor
05-13-2016, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 738
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Forum: Championship Event
05-02-2016, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,466
Re: Should match 1 on Einstein be replayed?
There were some instructions given to CMP refs regarding this, and I hope it was more consistent. I'm not comfortable sharing exactly what the instructions were, but this is something that was known...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-25-2016, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,804
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Forum: Championship Event
04-24-2016, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,952
Re: Severe Weather in St. Louis
Being originally from STL, it is a tornado-prone area. Nothing to see here, move on.....
I'd imagine that EJD has a plan for if something were to happen, most likely involving shelter-in-place, or...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-16-2016, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,072
Re: US Visa Questions for CMP
The US Department of State has a great wizard (https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/general/visa-wizard.html) that will tell you what kind of visa you require. I would think that a simple...
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Forum: General Forum
04-15-2016, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 182
Views: 27,416
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Forum: Regional Competitions
04-13-2016, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,080
Re: Wild Card Spot Reform?
I really believe that split champs is a means to an end to get to super regionals (and thus an additional level of play). I could be wrong, but that's honestly what I believe. The program does not...
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Forum: Programming
04-10-2016, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,892
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Forum: Programming
04-10-2016, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,892
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Forum: General Forum
04-09-2016, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,349
Re: How Many Teams At Worlds in St. Louis?
To be slightly more pedantic, there's 4 divisions of approximately 150 teams, each of which is comprised of 2 subdivisions of approximately 75 teams.
This becomes important for awards, which are at...
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Forum: Control System
04-06-2016, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 480
Powering RoboRIO?
Next year, I want our team to use Python for programming - I think that it's easier to learn than C++ or Java, as well as the fact that I know Python (much) better than either of those two languages....
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Forum: Championship Event
04-02-2016, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,304
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
03-30-2016, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 11,257
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
03-26-2016, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 17,427
Re: Flipping Rule
Yes. DISABLED, e-stopped, or otherwise immobile ROBOTS are not exempt from penalties.
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Forum: General Forum
03-25-2016, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 13,269
Re: Scaling Club
4263 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/5pqae1nfvf1y6su/DSC_1692.JPG?dl=0)
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Forum: General Forum
03-24-2016, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,561
Re: Help! Hotels for Champs
This is the point where I get upset. My team hasn't ever qualified for CMP, but I volunteer there - it's a wonderful experience if you haven't done it. I just checked on Experient (where I got my...
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Forum: General Forum
03-24-2016, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,813
Re: 0 Point Auto Club
I've seen -10 point autos, and give the opponent a free crossing while you're at it! :) (G13 if you contact another robot)
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Forum: Off-Season Events
03-16-2016, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,695
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Forum: General Forum
03-15-2016, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 8,664
Re: Team Update 16 (2016)
I was also a ref in week 2, and this exact thing happened. We asked about it, and got a response of no automatic cross. I guess since it happened (apparently more than once), it caused them to look...
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I say we all stop flaming and pointing out what went wrong or what bad calls were made and start pointing out how much fun we all have at the regionals and what FIRST actually has done for us. - burkechrs1 [more] 
