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Originally Posted by JB987
A great resource. Should be required reading for everyone on your team. I do have some concerns though. No mention as to whether or not the 5 team members loading in can actually work on their robot prior to 5 pm on Wednesday like last year. With many teams required to re-assemble their robots due to this year's transport size requirements, how many will miss the limited practice match opportunity starting at 6 pm because they only had 1 hour to work on their robot? Hopefully FIRST FRC will post an update that allows teams like last year to again work on and get robots inspected between 2 and 6 pm Wednesday.
It looks like teams likely headed for playoffs will need to find time late Friday afternoon to break down their pit and stage pit items not needed at playoffs and also stage temporary pit items used field side for transport to the arena Saturday morning..."For teams competing in the FRC Championship matches, please see Pit Administration for a space to store your pit items until after the competition."
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According to the schedule, the Machine Shop opens at 2pm - implying that we can work on robots at the start of Load-In? However, according to the A-Z safety glasses aren't required at the door until 3pm (though they're required before work is started), so maybe there's evidence that we can't start work until after 3pm? Definitely need some clarity here.
I'm not a fan of the crate-in-pits space overnight Friday, but I understand why. At least the schedule should give us at least to deal with it presuming matches end on time Friday. Breaking down the pit with a robot crate in the middle of it will be a p.i.t.a. so we should all mull that over ahead of time.
I love the overnight scouting lists. This helped a LOT in FTC when we won worlds a few years ago. It also is what helped us find the FTC lockout strategy in 2010.
I like the 'deadline' icons.
I'll have to give this a fuller read tonight.