Successful teams in FRC history

[M. Lillis]

Originally Posted by Brandon_L

Attention to detail

I can't tell if you are making a joke about "1118" or...

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by M. Lillis

I can't tell if you are making a joke about "1118" or...

I'm going to guess that they mean 1114

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by orangemoore

I'm going to guess that they mean 1114

I think that's a good guess.

1114 has worked hard to get good at developing FRC game strategies. Studying their methods is time well spent.

[Brandon_L]

Originally Posted by M. Lillis

I can't tell if you are making a joke about "1118" or...

No, no joke. Attention to detail is important. Doing a lot of little things better can help push you over the hump. Overlooking a lot of little things will make you fall backwards.

See:
610 and their Design Book. It's a good read.
254's build blogs
1114's Strategic Deisgn
One of my personal favorites, JVN's 2010 Build Journal

I have no idea who/what '1118' is anyway

[cmrnpizzo14]

Originally Posted by Brandon_L

I have no idea who/what '1118' is anyway

Neither do we

[Duncan Macdonald]

Originally Posted by Brandon_L

I have no idea who/what '1118' is anyway

Now you are going to hurt 4489's feelings...Nerds Inc. -->Cybertribe

Back on point, don't overlook the importance of driver skill and practice time. Watching an offseason event you can see a 99.9 percentile robot drop if a new drive team is behind the glass.

[Peter Matteson]

I just want to put in perspective how difficult winning a division is to remind everyone why so few teams have done it.

Just 106 teams in FRC history have won a division.

That is .02% out of ~5200 teams in FRC history.

There have been 176 slots available for teams to appear on Einstein since divisions were created in 2001, so if each spot was won by a different team it would still be .0338% of all teams that had made it.

Just 34 teams in FRC history account for 59% (104) of the division wins, these are the multiple division winners.

Even more staggering is the 7 members of the "5-Timers Club" account for over 22% (39) of all appearances.

You shouldn't be upset that your team has never broken through.

[JDGallagher]

That is 2% out of ~5200 teams in FRC history.
if each spot was won by a different team it would still be 33.8% of all teams that had made it.

fixed percentages

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by JDGallagher

That is 2% out of ~5200 teams in FRC history.
if each spot was won by a different team it would still be 3.38% of all teams that had made it.

fixed fixed percentages

[Citrus Dad]

"Successful" teams that come to mind in Northern California include 701, 1868 and 604. They've won regionals but haven't won a Champs division. However they've developed overall programs that we are trying to emulate. They could win the World Chairman's. They may approach building their robots differently than we do, but they produce very successful student team members, which is the true definition of success in FRC.

[Wayne TenBrink]

EJ Sabathia's ("254 Mentor Extraordinaire") appearance on FRC Game Sense Friday Finale shows why 254's appearance & ultimate success on Einstein was not an accident. If I could be so bold as to summarize some of the the discussion: They were open minded about the game and correctly identified what it would take to win. They prototyped a variety of mechanisms, not just ones that had worked in previous games. They didn't limit their efforts to simply building a robot - they focused on building alliances.They practiced on a full field with two complete alliances, not in an assist-free, defense-free vacuum. They worked with their partners in advance of their matches, rather than just talking to them. They were able to step into whatever role the alliance needed. They did the hard work on and off the field.

It is easy understand this after the fact, but figuring it out and making it happen before you see others doing it isn't so easy. The "Successful Teams in FRC History" (not just 254) are the ones that approach the game with a clear mind, have the ability to "get it right" before "right" has been defined by others, and never quit doing the hard work.