Registration 2013

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

A summary to date:

• ...
• 331 new teams (rookies + new vets)
• 21 defunct teams resurrected

Just curious, what differentiates "new vets" from "defunct teams resurrected?" Is a new vet a team formed from experienced members but registered as a new team?

Also curious, how do you come by all this information? Do you have some sort of system that collects data from the FIRST website? Or is this officially distributed information?

Thanks once again for all the awesome data and analysis. It's wonderful to see the growth of our beloved program.

[ehochstein]

Originally Posted by DampRobot

Just curious, what differentiates "new vets" from "defunct teams resurrected?" Is a new vet a team formed from experienced members but registered as a new team?

A defunct team retains the number they previously had, I believe this indicates they have the same main/alternate contact(s). A new vet is when a location that previously had a team, starts a new team most likely with new leadership, they recieve a new number exactly like a rookie team would.

[GaryVoshol]

A new vet is often a spin-off from an existing team.

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

A new vet is often a spin-off from an existing team.

For example, Team 193 (MORT Beta), a rookie team, is a 'spin-off' of existing Team 11 (MORT). 193 will be made up of the freshman that go to 11's high school.

[Mark McLeod]

Here's a graph showing the ages of the teams still missing from 2012.
Half are 1-2 year teams.
25% of the missing are what might be called second generation teams, i.e., they are more than 4 years old, so all the original student members would have graduated by now.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by Hallry

For example, Team 193 (MORT Beta), a rookie team, is a 'spin-off' of existing Team 11 (MORT). 193 will be made up of the freshman that go to 11's high school.

Then how come 1592 was not considered a "new vet" when they were founded? As they were a spin-off of 233.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by dodar

Then how come 1592 was not considered a "new vet" when they were founded? As they were a spin-off of 233.

FIRST HQ has changed the rules over the decades. Here are the current rules (not in effect in 2005).

• 2013 Team Combines and Separations
• 2013 Rookie Team Criteria

Originally Posted by DampRobot

Also curious, how do you come by all this information? Do you have some sort of system that collects data from the FIRST website? Or is this officially distributed information?

This is all based on or derived from freely available data from the FIRST website. Sometimes it's a semi-automated data scraping, other times and places it's just copied into a spreadsheet. Depends on if I'm borrowing a machine or not.
Some historical intermediate data, like snapshots of registration, I collected and preserved in years past, because I figured I'd want easy access to it some day.

Originally Posted by Wiifi

What happened to 10 of the Hawaii teams? Do they usually register late ?

Don't know. It's possible some are just hidden on the Hawaii waitlist.
The missing teams only ever attend the Hawaii Regional, with the sole exception of 368.
Five of the missing ten were registered by this time last year, so it's probable that half just haven't done it yet.

[Mark McLeod]

2500 teams now.
~9% more than last year at this time.
161 teams more than played last year.

There seems to be a drop-off of rookie teams from the last couple of years.

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

There seems to be a drop-off of rookie teams from the last couple of years.

Probably because of the JC Penny Grant

[Mark McLeod]

We have team numbers above 4800 now.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

We have team numbers above 4800 now.

Woohoo, Team 4800 is from Vegas, baby! Now to see who snags 4848....

[Mark McLeod]

Where the Rookies are playing:

rookies - vets - ratio --- Event
17 ---- 16 ---- 106.3% ----- W CA
14 ---- 31 ----- 45.2% ----- Northern Lights
12 ---- 27 ----- 44.4% ----- AR
13 ---- 30 ----- 43.3% ----- Tor-W
12 ---- 35 ----- 34.3% ----- Israel
9 ----- 29 ----- 31.0% ----- HI
11 ---- 36 ----- 30.6% ----- TN
8 ----- 29 ----- 27.6% ----- Hub
13 ---- 50 ----- 26.0% ----- WA
7 ----- 27 ----- 25.9% ----- WAT
11 ---- 45 ----- 24.4% ----- GA
7 ----- 37 ----- 18.9% ----- PIT
9 ----- 49 ----- 18.4% ----- TX
5 ----- 28 ----- 17.9% ----- MI-Gull
8 ----- 47 ----- 17.0% ----- NV
8 ----- 47 ----- 17.0% ----- SDC
8 ----- 49 ----- 16.3% ----- NY
4 ----- 28 ----- 14.3% ----- MI-Detroit
5 ----- 35 ----- 14.3% ----- Tor-E
7 ----- 50 ----- 14.0% ----- N. Star
6 ----- 44 ----- 13.6% ----- C WA
5 ----- 37 ----- 13.5% ----- Spokane
6 ----- 45 ----- 13.3% ----- SAC
7 ----- 53 ----- 13.2% ----- Alamo
5 ----- 38 ----- 13.2% ----- UT
4 ----- 32 ----- 12.5% ----- MAR-Bridgewater
5 ----- 41 ----- 12.2% ----- CO
4 ----- 34 ----- 11.8% ----- IN
6 ----- 51 ----- 11.8% ----- OH
4 ----- 34 ----- 11.8% ----- Pine Tree
5 ----- 43 ----- 11.6% ----- Inland
5 ----- 44 ----- 11.4% ----- NC
6 ----- 54 ----- 11.1% ----- 10K
6 ----- 54 ----- 11.1% ----- FL
3 ----- 27 ----- 11.1% ----- MI-Waterford
4 ----- 37 ----- 10.8% ----- Montreal
3 ----- 28 ----- 10.7% ----- MAR-Lenape
6 ----- 56 ----- 10.7% ----- SC
5 ----- 48 ----- 10.4% ----- IL
5 ----- 48 ----- 10.4% ----- SFL
3 ----- 29 ----- 10.3% ----- MAR-Springside
5 ----- 50 ----- 10.0% ----- LA
5 ----- 52 ------ 9.6% ----- MD
3 ----- 32 ------ 9.4% ----- MAR-Mt Olive
3 ----- 33 ------ 9.1% ----- MAR-TCNJ
3 ----- 38 ------ 7.9% ----- CV
4 ----- 51 ------ 7.8% ----- SJC
3 ----- 40 ------ 7.5% ----- Dallas
3 ----- 40 ------ 7.5% ----- MO
4 ----- 54 ------ 7.4% ----- DC
4 ----- 55 ------ 7.3% ----- WI
4 ----- 56 ------ 7.1% ----- CA
3 ----- 43 ------ 7.0% ----- MA
2 ----- 29 ------ 6.9% ----- MI-Troy
3 ----- 45 ------ 6.7% ----- AZ
3 ----- 45 ------ 6.7% ----- CT
2 ----- 30 ------ 6.7% ----- MI-Livonia
3 ----- 51 ------ 5.9% ----- OK
2 ----- 38 ------ 5.3% ----- Crossroads
3 ----- 58 ------ 5.2% ----- OR
3 ----- 61 ------ 4.9% ----- VA
2 ----- 41 ------ 4.9% ----- Lake S
2 ----- 45 ------ 4.4% ----- FLR
2 ----- 45 ------ 4.4% ----- LI
2 ----- 49 ------ 4.1% ----- Queen
2 ----- 52 ------ 3.8% ----- KC
1 ----- 29 ------ 3.4% ----- MI-St Joseph
1 ----- 35 ------ 2.9% ----- MAR-Hatboro
1 ----- 35 ------ 2.9% ----- MI-Traverse
1 ----- 35 ------ 2.9% ----- WOR
1 ----- 43 ------ 2.3% ----- NH
0 ----- 31 ------ 0.0% ----- MI-Grand Blanc
0 ----- 31 ------ 0.0% ----- MI-Kettering
0 ----- 31 ------ 0.0% ----- MI-West

[Mark McLeod]

China is trying again this year at the Spokane Regional

Team Number: 4813
Team Name: shen zhen da da le le
Team Location: Shen zhen, GD China (shares a border with Hong Kong)
Rookie Season: 2013
Team Nickname: R2
Year - Event : 2013 Spokane Regional

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

China is trying again this year at the Spokane Regional

Team Number: 4813
Team Name: shen zhen da da le le
Team Location: Shen zhen, GD China
Rookie Season: 2013
Team Nickname: R2
Year - Event : 2013 Spokane Regional

Does this team have mentor support from a veteran team?

[mwmac]

Huānyíng guānglín 4813!