Building the Element

[Deetman]

A word of warning/caution regarding the team version of the pyramid... The Philly kickoff had the team versions of the elements and the pyramid did not seem very sturdy at all. I'm not sure of the exact reason since I didn't look too closely, but the joints were wooden and the base looked like it wasn't perfectly square.

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by Deetman

A word of warning/caution regarding the team version of the pyramid... The Philly kickoff had the team versions of the elements and the pyramid did not seem very sturdy at all. I'm not sure of the exact reason since I didn't look too closely, but the joints were wooden and the base looked like it wasn't perfectly square.

We weren't allowed to touch the pyramid at the Pewaukee kickoff at all.

[Ernst]

FIRST released the Team Drawings that show simpler ways to build the field elements. Like Deetman said, though, I'm not sure how well the pyramid will hold up. The design calls for the brackets on the corners to be 3/4" plywood and U-Bolts.

I'm really unsure as to where to store these things once we build them. The goals and feeder shouldn't be difficult to make and store, but finding somewhere to keep a pyramid, or designing a collapsible one, might be challenging.