Can we end this debate over what a rookie can do? Please read the rules on rookie criteria:
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...t.aspx?id=6632
It only says what makes a rookie. It says nothing about what a rookie season is. The only time it references "season" is when it is talking about returning teams - if they have not competed in three previous seasons, they may regain their rookie status. The rules defining rookie status do not care if you've competed in other robot competitions, either inside or outside the
FIRST umbrella. You could have done FLL, RoboFest, VEX, any number of things. As long as you have not competed in FRC before, you are a rookie. (There are additional rules for teams that have some members with previous experience in FRC.)
In the awards descriptions at
http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...0%20Awards.pdf it says
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Rookie All-Star Award
Celebrates the rookie team exemplifying a young but strong partnership effort, as well as implementing the mission of FIRST to inspire students to learn more about science and technology.
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It says the same thing in the manual:
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5.23 ROOKIE ALL-STAR AWARD
This award celebrates the rookie team exemplifying a young but strong partnership effort, as well as implementing the mission of FIRST to inspire students to learn more about science and technology.
NOTE: This is essentially the “Chairman’s Award for Rookie teams”. We encourage, but do not require, rookie teams to enter a Chairman’s Award submission relative to this award.
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Nothing about seasons there.
When
FIRST talks about the season starting at kickoff, they are usually talking about the
build season. The build season is defined and has lots of rules about what you can and can't do before and after the season.