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Originally Posted by Ginger Power
Just to expand on what HutchMN said, there are 2 training events that I'm aware of that are relatively close to your team. 4607 runs FRC Jumpstart at St. Cloud State University, and GOFIRST runs SPLASH Training at the U of MN which was originally started by 1816, The Green Machine. Both training events are awesome and held in the offseason. PM "Chief Hedgehog" for more info about Jumpstart, and PM either "HutchMN" or "Cadandcookies" about SPLASH.
I will also be running robotics camps this summer in coordination with FRC teams throughout Minnesota. I'll be running one in Esko, MN which is about 80 minutes away from you. Kind of a long drive, but you're more than welcome to attend! The camps are focused on age groups from 3-5th grade, 6-8th grade, and there is a high school focused camp. If you have interest in going to Esko, or hosting your own camp at your school, let me know and I'd be happy to share the details.
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Also worth mentioning is our "Summer Robotics Summit" which focuses on a lot of advanced/special interest topics. You can check out previous schedules at our website, mngofirst.org, under the events tab.
If you're interested in either of our events (or our newly revamped mock kickoff event, coming this fall!), feel free to send a PM my way or email us at gofirst (at) umn.edu. Also, to clarify, neither 1816 nor 2502 are currently a part of the planning or running of Splash or SRS, although both have been gracious enough to present in the past. If you want "official" information on either event, well, you have my contact info and I'm part of planning and running those events.
I've been meaning to post something more in depth to this thread, but I'm currently writing from the middle of FTC North and it's been a bit hectic. Best of luck improving your team!