FRC 2656, Quasics, has been competing since 2008. Due to funding, we traditionally play one Regional per year. We have never advanced to the
FIRST Championship, though we got close in 2010, losing in the Pittsburgh Regional finals to an 1114/63/117 alliance!!
Our funding has improved a lot over the past two seasons and I feel we may be ready to think about traveling to compete in a second Regional.
Thing is... we've never traveled before. I have no idea what sort of logistics are involved in all that, when to start planning ahead or how much funding it could take.
I humbly request some first-time-traveler advice:
- best practices
- tips/tricks
- things you wish you knew the first time you traveled
- kids-per-chaperone ratios
- transportation (we'd likely start with a Regional within driving distance)
- how the cost is taken care of (travel fee for the students?)
- resources for FRC travel (not necessarily to the Championship)