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Originally Posted by ARegularFan
Hi again,
Another team asked us if we had finished our rookie award documentation. We checked the awards section in the manual and couldn't find anything as to rookie award submission. Were they just getting the another award confused?
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Some teams, because of their sponsorship - are required to submit a Regional Chairman's Award entry (even though they are not eligible for the RCA).
The Rookie All-Star winner (sometimes described as a-Chairman's-Award-winner-in-the-making) earns a slot at the World CMP so some teams get in the mindset that they want to "compete" for this.
As John said, these rookie awards will be chosen based on the experience of the judges interacting with the students, primarily in the pits. It may be helpful to have a handout of some kind to give to the judges illustrating why your team should be considered for these rookie awards (or any other awards) to back up your pit interview.
Several of the FRC awards require a pre-submission due February 21st including the Woodie Flowers Award, Chairman’s Award, FIRST Dean’s List, and new this year the Entrepreneurship award.
There is a page about your team that is filled out in the STIMS/TIMS to help the judges. I am forgetting what it is called.
There are lots of resources out there re: awards.
Besides the official awards section of the manual, look for examples here in the white papers; on
http://www.firstnemo.org/resources.htm and with the
http://www.assistingcreativeenergy.c...resources.html
Best wishes for a fun and learning year!