2011 New Jersey Regional

[flyingcrayons]

Another year, another great NJ Regional. I cant believe this is my last one as a student! so many memories, I realllyyyy hope i will be able to make it the next few years (college beckons lol). To me this was an amazing way to go out. I've never seen one of our robots make it that far at a regional, so to tmake it to the finals is incredible.

Ive been involved with scouting and strategy for 3 of my 4 years on the team, and this year was way better than any other year. I never had the chance to actually go out on the field and handcraft an alliance. I was upset about declining 2180, I love their team, but our scouting team had a partner in mind if we made it to the top 8. Lo and behold 1647 was still available after we declined 2180 and formed our own alliance. That was a fantastic bit of luck, as 1647 was one of our top 3 ranked robots at NJ at the end of quals. I was so happy i was able to pick them!

Im so proud of our alliance for not giving up after that first round beatdown. We could have played out the second match of the QF's much like the first but we figured out a strategy and WON! very proud to say we're the only alliance to beat 25 in elims in 6 (?) years! A very big shout out to 1647, your consistent scoring and beastly minibot all but guaranteed us a ton of of points. 102 played amazing defense throughout and without them, the opposing alliances would have scored at will. We formed a great strategy and made it all the way to the finals as a 6 seed! Good luck 1647 and 102 at all your future events. Sorry 25

I want to give a shout out to 2016, 1676 and 303. when i saw the final alliance selection results, I knew that if we got to the finals, we would be facing a major challenge. 2016 and 1676 were the top two robots at the event (imo). 303 was another amazing robot and when your faced with an alliance like that, you should be proud to even be in their presence lol. Congrats to you guys for the win, especially 1676 for their second NJ regional in a row! I know 1676's drivers and I personally told them how amazing they were! Good luck to all of you guys!

Congrats to 2016 for the Chairman's win! It was well deserved. I loved the rap! See you guys in DC in a few weeks and Good luck to you guys at St. Louis

Also, congrats to Lenny Bernas, from my own team on making Dean's List. Lenny contributes so much to our team and it was amazing to see his reaction when his name was called. He literally jumped out of his seat and almost tripped down the stairs in his excitement to get to the field!

That about wraps it up, I cant believe my last NJ regional is over. Upsetting that i was only able to attend one day of competition this year (i unluckily got sick on thursday and couldnt go on friday), but what a day it was. I cant wait for DC and I really hope i can come back to jersey next year!

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by jblay

How many psi is that for each tube?

I saw somewhere official, they do not inflate to a pressure but to a size.

Originally Posted by Wayne C.

Overall losing was the best thing for our team because it taught us valuable lessons and brought a few folks down to earth and losing to our friends and past partners was not a bad feeling

You have no idea how relieved we were when we learned we wouldn't be facing our friends and past partners Team 25 in the finals. Testament to how scary good you guys can be.

Now let's show VA how NJ does it!

Originally Posted by flyingcrayons

Very proud to say we're the only alliance to beat 25 in elims in 6 (?) years! Sorry 25

See the above post. Thanks for the 'help'.

[flyingcrayons]

^ lol no problem. i think everyone in the arena breathed a sigh of relief when 25 was knocked out, which just goes to show the level of respect that we all have for them. it was an honor to beat them, and 1923 who also have an NJ banner, something we're striving for! it was one of those student beats master moments, like in a ninja movie or something

[jblay]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

I saw somewhere official, they do not inflate to a pressure but to a size.

Is it listed anywhere what exactly that size is?

[Brandon_L]

VIDEOS!

Not much, and not as good as what TBA will get, but enough to hold us over for now at least I guess.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...09E6BAEDA0432C

Adding more now, mostly our matches and 2458s. I do have some of the elimination matches as well, Ill try to get everything I can up.

[kitfisto92]

First off, I'd like to congratulate ALL of the teams that competed at NJ this year; it was an insanely awesome competition and all of you made it great =)

I'd also like to congratulate 2016, 1676, and 303 for winning -- you guys were AMAZING and the minute you aligned I legitimately started jumping up and down (that's pretty characteristic of me). Also, I want to congratulate 2016 on winning Chairman's and 2199 for winning EI -- NJ's a stacked regional and it's an honor to have competed with you this year.

I also want to give a shout to all of the teams that stopped by our pits/I hung out with this weekend -- you are all superstars in my book.

I'd also like to give a shout out to Team 2590; after our team worked to start them in 2008 (my freshman year), I've watched them grow and constantly have been impressed with their team and program. I'm so glad I got to hang out with y'all at this regional and CANNOT wait to do it again in DC! =)

Also, if you didn't get a chance to stop by our pit and would like our business plan and/or business plan presentation tips, PM and I'm more than happy to send it you =)

And... thanks to our alliance partners 1647 and 102 for putting up a great fight the entire regional. You were both awesome

Originally Posted by flyingcrayons

Also, congrats to Lenny Bernas, from my own team on making Dean's List. Lenny contributes so much to our team and it was amazing to see his reaction when his name was called. He literally jumped out of his seat and almost tripped down the stairs in his excitement to get to the field!

Thanks Aashay -- it helps a lot when you have such a great and supportive team to inspire you. I still don't know how to even begin to express how honored and excited I am to have been selected as one of this year's winners.
And... I don't remember "tripping." Just saying. Lol

Finally, I want to congratulate the other Dean's List Award Winner from 2265, The Iron Maidens, Francesca. It's an honor to have been selected with you.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by jblay

Is it listed anywhere what exactly that size is?

Originally Posted by Bill's Blog

At events, we’re using templates to ensure game pieces are inflated consistently. The triangle template has a 7” diameter hole which is used to measure in the middle of leg (between the two corners). The template for the circle and square has a 8” diameter hole.

http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2011...-and-week.html

[gloomy_lion]

The Robo-Lions would like to thank all teams at NJ for showing us a great time! And we would especially like to thank teams 2191 and 181 for being great alliance partners, if only for two matches. Congrats to 2016, 1676, and 303! We hope to see all of you in St. Louis!

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by Wayne C.

Actually these drivers never drove the 07 bot
And we never had time to even test the deployment system before Thursday morning

It just came down not enough time

Overall losing was the best thing for our team because it taught us valuable lessons and brought a few folks down to earth and losing to our friends and past partners was not a bad feeling

In a month we take on VCU and I expect a much more formidable front. Gonna be fun

Wc

I agree. Congratulations to 1676, 2016 and 303! You guys had a very well deserved win. Also, a HUGE congratulations to Pete Kieselbach for Volunteer of the year award. I'm so glad to see mentors being recognized for the time and effort put into this region and program.

[thefro526]

Another Fantastic NJ Regional is in the books.

Congrats to 1676, 2016 and 303 on the Win. You guys really earned it, and played some of the most exciting matches I've seen in a long time.

Congrats to the Finalist Alliance of 1089, 1647 and 102. Your upset of the #3 seed may have been one of the most unexpected victories in the history of the NJ Regional.

Also, Congrats to 2016 on the Chairmans. You guys are truly an example for us all to follow.

Thanks to 2180 and 1302 for being such strong alliance partners. You did everything we could ask, and more. I apologize for our Arm breaking in the Semi's, and thank you 2180, for choosing to keep us in to play defense.

[rdlevy1215]

Originally Posted by Brandon_L

VIDEOS!

Not much, and not as good as what TBA will get, but enough to hold us over for now at least I guess.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...09E6BAEDA0432C

Adding more now, mostly our matches and 2458s. I do have some of the elimination matches as well, Ill try to get everything I can up.

The entire regional was archived by us (1676) and I have uploaded to TBA to be parsed. Everything is there, but in a raw format that has everything. I said this in another thread, but if anyone needs any videos, do not hesitate to email me at levyro@team1676.com -- I have all of the official video!

[ks_mumupsi]

Originally Posted by Hallry

I completely agree with this. From the stands, the rest of 1676 was overcome with fear when they saw that something had gone wrong with 2016's claw, but we were ultimately blown away by what amazing defense they were able to play, along with 303's amazing abilities as well (recall that we lost last year's second final match due to a ball prematurely falling off the ball return system; we didn't want another thing to go wrong!). All in all, we would like to give a HUGE thanks to both teams, and congratulate everyone on a job well done, we couldn't have done it without you!

Could not agree more with this... we were soo happy to have another offensive/defensivce robot combo that allowed us to make this transition. Great work by team 303 to take on the offensive scoring....

BTW anyone have any video of the finals matches.. I would love to see some of those matches again ....

25 - you guys are an amazing robot year in and year out and I would not want to be one to face you in Virginia, I am sure you guys will have a rocking team and robot for VCU and it will be tough to reckon with.

[Kristian Calhoun]

Congratulations to Teams 1676, 2016, and 303 on the win! You guys deserved it—all three robots were more than capable of scoring tubes and 1676 and 2016 had some of the quickest and most reliable minibots at the regional. We can't wait to play with/against 1676 in Virginia! I would also like to congratulate 2016 on their second blue banner, Chairman's. Your video was clever and fun, and really showed how much outreach your team does in spreading the message of FIRST. Is it posted online anywhere? It's definitely worth sharing.

Originally Posted by thefro526

Congrats to the Finalist Alliance of 1089, 1647 and 102. Your upset of the #3 seed may have been one of the most unexpected victories in the history of the NJ Regional.

During our strategy meeting before eliminations (and to one of our alumni in the stands), I mentioned that getting past the #6 seed of 1089, 1647, and 102 was going to be the toughest set of matches we would play on the right side of the bracket; 1089 had beaten us in an earlier qualification match, and 1647 could very well hold their own. I knew that after the first match, Mr. Gregory and company would come up with a new strategy to give us a run for our money, and they did. As Mr. Cokeley said, losing to our friends was not a bad feeling.

Thank you to Team 1923 for selecting our team to join your alliance. Your team has grown so much since 2006 and it was great to finally be on the same side of the field! Also, to 1860, you were a pleasure to work with and did an excellent job in your role on the alliance.

For me, one of the most memorable moments from this past weekend was watching Lenny Bernas of Team 1089 make the Dean's List. I know how much he puts into FIRST, and so to see him being honored was incredible. I don't think I'll ever forget the look on his face when he came back to the stands and hugged Sara R. It was picture perfect. On top of being finalists and winning KPC&B Entrepreneurship, what a great close to 1089's weekend!

Finally, congratulations to Pete K. for being the Volunteer of the Year! It was long overdue, and we vastly appreciate all of your support and work in the region!

[Brandon_L]

Originally Posted by rdlevy1215

The entire regional was archived by us (1676) and I have uploaded to TBA to be parsed. Everything is there, but in a raw format that has everything. I said this in another thread, but if anyone needs any videos, do not hesitate to email me at levyro@team1676.com -- I have all of the official video!

I'd help parse if I could get the files, maybe take one of the days and split it up

[Coach Tom]

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BTW anyone have any video of the finals matches.. I would love to see some of those matches again ....

I video taped most of 2016's matches. Give me a shout and I will send a raw file to you. I'm afraid when the action got exciting the camera may have wobbled a bit.