CalGames 2012: Info

[Ceal Craig]

Originally Posted by =Martin=Taylor=

Considering we have to play the rest of the qualifications, the eliminations, AND have the awards ceremony, AND clean the place up before 2 AM on Saturday... I would say "sounds fun" but no...


CalGames 2002 was my 1st FRC competition. Man have things changed since then. Some of the robots were built entirely of wood. It was pretty much the only off season on the west coast then, so teams came from all over the state.

And there was something else...

AT HALF TIME, EVERYONE DANCED. EVERYONE.

Like the entire field was filled, and the music was insanely loud. I wanna see that again.

Martin, I made a note of your idea! Sounds like fun!

[Ceal Craig]

Originally Posted by Chinmay

I think this is how it went... (someone correct me if im wrong, pre 2006 is fuzzy , and i couldn't find anything for pre 2002 )

02 game was played at pioneer (668)
03 game was played at woodside (100)
04 game was played at woodside (100)
05 didn't happen
06 game was played at pioneer (668)
07 game was played at woodside (100)
08 game was played at mitty (1351)
09 game was played at woodside (100)
10 game was played at lynbrook (846)
11 game was at mitty (1351)
12 game will be at woodside (100)

Chinmay, yep, the first two were different per the notes I have the prior BOD. Just did some history digging. Now I have to pack for St. Louis!

[Ceal Craig]

Originally Posted by Unicorns

Did my first Cotton Eye Joe, earning my true Fembot membership, at Cal Games.
Definitely excited. Being a rookie, I was one of the ones cornered into driving for the first time. I saw a team scouting for my match after, looked at their sheet, "***Driver needs training." Ruined my hopes and dreams for drive team..

Anyway, passing this on to coach. !

Fembots are a wonderful part of my memories of CalGames since 2003. More so, since I've been on the WRRF BOD. You all are such GREAT Volunteers!!! thank you to Fembots for such great WRRF CalGames support.

[ablatner]

Team 100 is excited to host it! Many of our younger team members are worried about the extra work they think hosting entails, but they don't realize how great all the teams and WRRF volunteers are.

Martin, you're not too far away over at Berkeley; you should come!

165 days until CalGames!

[Ultimatum]

Are there any updates on CalGames yet? Or have I missed something? Team 3501 plans on attending this year.

16 days until CalGames! Does anyone know if there will be a webcast?

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Ultimatum

Are there any updates on CalGames yet? Or have I missed something? Team 3501 plans on attending this year.

As far as I know, more volunteers are needed, but everything is proceeding OK. Look forward to seeing you all then.

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

16 days until CalGames! Does anyone know if there will be a webcast?

Yes, there will be a webcast.

[StevenB]

I'm looking forward to watching my first west-coast event! I'll have to see if I can drag some other friends into the fray.

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by Ceal Craig

FYI, Woodside has hosted more than twice

2001 (10/6) Evergreen College, Saturday matches only
2002 (9/28) Pioneer HS, Saturday matches only
2003 (9/20) Woodside HS, Saturday matches only
2004 (10/2) Woodside HS, 24 teams, Saturday matches only
2006 (10/28) Pioneer HS (24 teams), Saturday matches only
2007 (10/12) Woodside HS (30 teams), Sat. matches only
2008 (10/25) Archbishop Mitty HS (30 teams), Sat. matches only. Tiered registration implemented for "hard to fill" volunteer slots.
2009 (10/10) Woodside HS (36 teams) Sat matches only
2010 (10/23-10/24) Lynbrook HS (35 teams), Fri. evening & Sat. matches
2011 (10/21-10/22) Archbishop Mitty HS (35 teams). Fri. evening & Sat matches
2012 (10/12-10/13) Woodside HS (36 teams)

So CalGames has NEVER been hosted outside of the San Jose area?


Also, here's the list of teams competing this year:

-8
-100
-114
-115
-253
-254
-256
-604
-649
-668
-670
-701
-751
-766
-840
-846
-852
-971
-1072
-1351
-1458
-1671
-1678
-1700
-1868
-1967
-2073
-2489
-2643
-2813
-2854
-3013
-3256
-4159
-4171
-4255


We're less than a week away. This will be my first time coaching. Needless to say, I'm VERY excited.

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

So CalGames has NEVER been hosted outside of the San Jose area?

Well, Woodside is outside of San Jose, but in this general Silicon Valley area.

On a side note, good luck on your first year of coaching! As driver, I hope to be allianced with 2073 in a few matches. That'd be awesome. 256 is coming back as the best feeder/starver/balancer (proven in Central Valley, and even better here at CalGames). When we're on the field, our alliance will have plenty of basketballs, the opponents nothing to score with, and you can be guaranteed a bridge balance.

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

On a side note, good luck on your first year of coaching! As driver, I hope to be allianced with 2073 in a few matches. That'd be awesome. 256 is coming back as the best feeder/starver/balancer (proven in Central Valley, and even better here at CalGames). When we're on the field, our alliance will have plenty of basketballs, the opponents nothing to score with, and you can be guaranteed a bridge balance.

From what I'm reading here, you guys are a great team with a great bot. I can't wait to play with you guys! And you've been awesome to talk to on CD, I can't wait to meet you in person!

[Eugene Fang]

The webcast will be at http://www.thebluealliance.com/gameday.

[Akash Rastogi]

Anyone have the alliances?