View Single Post
  #1   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 10-12-2007, 19:22
Billfred's Avatar
Billfred Billfred is offline
...and you can't! teach! that!
FRC #5402 (Iron Kings); no team (AndyMark)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: The Land of the Kokomese, IN
Posts: 8,556
Billfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond reputeBillfred has a reputation beyond repute
Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/FRC Pilot Rookie Competition

I find this highly interesting. With this announcement, FIRST is doing a lot of things they haven't done before. To my knowledge:

-Special cases like Israel and 1992 aside, FIRST has never had an all-rookie event before.
-FIRST has never sent an email blast out about an unofficial event. (There is a community events page on the FRC section that has been known to hold off-seasons, however.)
-FIRST has never supplied a field for an unofficial event anytime while events are going on. (Winter War Zone does get a field during build season to shake down.)
-There has never been an unofficial event held while robots are out of teams' hands. (Shipping should be interesting here.)

While the details are rather hazy right now, I'm liking the sound of this kind of event. Think of the possibilities...
__________________
William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/Jessica Boucher victim/Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark

2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor

94 events (more than will fit in a ChiefDelphi signature), 14 seasons, over 61,000 miles, and still on a mission from Bob.

Rule #1: Do not die. Rule #2: Be respectful. Rule #3: Be safe. Rule #4: Follow the handbook.
Reply With Quote