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Originally Posted by rtfgnow
Fun fact: AZ West Regional only used house lighting.
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It's definitely possible to pull off a great event without the FRC Truss, and if the venue meets that standards, then that's great. In that case, the venue exceeded the minimum requirements/standards of FRC Regionals. In the case of the OC Regional, and potentially several districts, that is not so. Since FIRST supports regionals with the lighting, almost all regionals can make up for lack of house lighting. Districts have to rely only on their venue for house lighting or any other funds they are able to procure.
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Originally Posted by rtfgnow
Going off the FIM schedule, teams get 8 hours at the event between the doors opening and matches starting. This includes the pit set-up and inspection time, as well as opening ceremonies.
I am again going to talk in regards to FIM, since that is what I know best. Practice matches are available to teams that have passed inspection on Thursday afternoon/evening once the field is set-up. This means that teams that want to practice on the field can. Practice matches are filler line only, i.e. there is no schedule where you are given a specific match. |
We aren't given a specific schedule, as well. That being said, we are given a larger amount of time to practice on Thursday and do not necessarily require a passed inspection. (I could be incorrect on the inspection point). Also, we do not include pit set-up (as well as other factors) into the total amount of time given on Thursdays because Pit Set-Up occurs on Wednesdays, and Inspection can take place at any point through-out the day (which isn't a requirement to participate in the practice matches).
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Originally Posted by rtfgnow
I'm not sure what you mean by support from FIRST. The field is not transported by FIRST, that is up to the district (some exceptions exist when a district is borrowing a FIRST field for one week). FIRST in New Hampshire supports the event, technically wise, just as they support a regional, the FTA and other key volunteers can contact FIRST for help if there are any problems related to the field or robot connectivity.
Regionals (and the championship and I believe some district championships) are supported by Show Ready Events, a production company that organizes a large number of conferences and conventions. The SRE representative handles a large amount of back-end logistics which are transferred to a member of the planning committee at a district.
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By support, I am referring to the official documentation and required standards set by FIRST that are (for the most part) necessary to host a Regional Event. It might be a moot point, but I think that its beneficial when FIRST sets standards on regionals to meet an a bare minimum, and that they go into detail on exactly how they prefer their events to be run. I cannot find similar documentation for Districts.
I'm sure the transportation provided by FIRST is a huge benefit that the RPC enjoys, as well.
Also, the fact that Regionals receive professional support from SRE speaks to the standards set by FIRST. I can only assume that SRE supports all Regional Events due to the fact that FIRST has a partnership with SRE to donate light set-ups and such to regional events.
Again, all this will be discussed on Sunday.