[Greg Marra]

It's almost time for the 2009 competition season. Are you aware of all the great online resources teams and community members have assembled? Here's a brief guide to how to stay up to date before, during, and after Regionals!

Scout

• CD-Media - Find photos of teams' robots.
• The Blue Alliance - Watch teams' previous events and find links to content about them elsewhere online.
• YouTube - Search "frc###". Many teams uploaded videos to YouTube this year.

Watch Webcasts

• FIRST Wiki - Webcast List - Links to webcast pages for 2009 regionals.
• SOAP - GameDay - Webcast streams, chat rooms, and real time match results during regionals.[/url]
• NASA FRC Webcasts - Links to webcasts from NASA.

Get Match Results

• The Blue Alliance - Real time match results.
• Regional Twitter Accounts - Follow a specific regional on Twitter to get match results and commentary.
• USFIRST.org Match Results - The official source for match results.

Watch Recorded Videos

• SOAP - Directories full of recorded match videos organized by event.
• The Blue Alliance - Recorded videos and match results organized by event or by team.
• FIRST Wiki - Video Archiving - Find out if your regional will be recorded, or how to record one.

Get Fast Info

• FRC Links - URL shortcuts to get straight to the information you want. TBA pages for teams, USFIRST results for events, CD-Media photos, and more.
• The Blue Alliance Mobile - Keep up to date from your phone.

Reposted from the post 2009 Webcasts and Online Resources on The Blue Alliance blog.