Lessons from a rookie

[lemiant]

Originally Posted by lorem3k

I heard rumors that there's going to be a regional here next year, but has that been confirmed? Where's it being hosted?

They are still just that, rumors. It has been OKed by FIRST Canada, and FIRST HQ, but we still have a massive undertaking of getting sponsors and starting teams before the potential becomes a reality. If it does go down, the regional will occur at SAIT.

- Alex

[EricH]

Some unknown rookie team by the number of 4334 was picked #3 on my Fantasy FIRST Archimedes alliance. Right alongside 2056, 1868, and 2815. Of the 16 teams on my Championship alliances, they scored in second--right behind their alliance partner, 2056. That's how "rookie" they are...

That's not a rookie team, folks. Not after GTR East. Not the way they performed at Championship. Not the way they're trying to bring a regional to a place with only two teams in under a year. Not the way they learn from successes and failures. Not they way they post those lessons.

Welcome to the ranks of the veterans, ATA. Keep up the good work, and we'll see you in the "regional powerhouse" ranks soon enough.

[Undertones]

Thanks man, we really appreciate it. It's neat to see someone so informed about what we do. again, we really appreciate it. Kinda puts all those hundreds of hours of work into perspective.

[dtengineering]

Congratulations... it's great to see FRC doing well in Calgary. You'll love Seattle next year... our team played there many years, and I've been able to return to inspect and judge the past two. I'll be looking forward to meeting your team... do you have any mentors/members from other teams working with you?

We've talked about getting an FRC regional going in the west for years... it is a huge task and nice to see that it has some fresh momentum. Keep pushing... it won't happen by accident.

Keep up the good work, and remember that you'll be elegible to compete for Chairman's next year... document all your work in the off-season with photos, and videos... keep your thank-you notes and correspondance. You'll find you can learn a lot more from 1114 than just how to win matches!

Well done! That's the best finish yet for a team from Western Canada!

Jason

[hiyou102]

Here is our Rookie All Star video.