Karthik & 1114 - Live Webinar - Effective FIRST Strategies

[Karthik]

On November 6th at 7:00 pm, I'll be giving my "Effective FIRST Strategies" presentation as a Webinar brought to you by FIRST. This is the same presentation that was standing room only this past year at the Championship. Unfortunately this presentation will not be happening in St. Louis this year, so this is your only chance to catch it!

This presentation will be via Google+ Hangouts on Air. Thirty minutes prior to the event, FRC will post the link to the live broadcast of the webinar on YouTube. The link will be posted on the Google+ Event Page, Twitter (@frcteams) and FRC’s Facebook Page. I'll try and make sure the link gets posted in this thread as well.

If you have specific questions you would like discussed during this "Ask The Expert" you can post them in advance by Tweeting @frc1114, or posting here in this thread. Viewers will also have the ability to ask questions live during the webinar.

Here are the threads discussing the last five editions of this seminar:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=115843
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...50#post1156250
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...05#post1054705
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=76778
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=84958

Here's video from the 2012 version of this presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apk_X-maRf8

Here's video of the TEDx talk that was inspired by many of the elements of this presentation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfC3JdkEVgQ

And the abstract:

This presentation focuses on three major areas, Strategic Design, Match Planning/Execution, and Scouting. Rather than spending time on equations and detailed calculations, the Strategic Design gives a more high-level overview of how to design an FRC robot. This portion of the presentation includes sections on such often neglected strategic design areas such as Game Analysis, Chokehold Strategies, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Task Prioritization, and Tradeoffs using a case studies from past games. The Match Planning/Execution section of the presentation discusses effective habits and strategies that will help lead a team to victory. This is a must for those who enjoy the strategic aspects of FIRST. The Scouting section deals with effective techniques to collect information on your partners/opponents, and how to make the most of this data. Advanced statistical metrics analgous to "Sabremetrics" in baseball will also be discussed. The presentation is filled with entertaining and insightful historical FIRST anecdotes from the past 16 years. With the information in this presentation, you can turn your team from a mere competitor to a perennial powerhouse!

If you're really into FIRST strategy, looking for personal inspiration, or just looking for some good FIRST related laughs, this is a presentation you won't want to miss.