FIRST Chesapeake Districts

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Hey now!! I take offense to that...oh wait, it's true.

1 sec, gotta get my glove off....

SLAP!

See you on the 7th!

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

It's not a complaint, a diatribe, a long winded litany, a Shakesperean tragedy, or a Homeric epic, it's usually just a question with possible criticism that I want answered.

This is the exact tone that causes people to think much of this thread carries a negative attitude. This is dismissive of the other side of the conversation. There have been multiple comments along these lines pretty steadily through this thread.

Conversationally, this may fly. I know a lot of this thread happens between friends and acquaintances who may know how a post is supposed to be read and interpreted, but that rapport doesn't carry over to the general public.

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by JesseK

1 sec, gotta get my glove off....

SLAP!

See you on the 7th!

Wish I was able to come up this weekend, having a 7 week old at home makes that difficult. Good luck with IROC this weekend.

With all of the complaints I've had about the handling of districts, they have done a good job of supporting off-season events.

[first3234]

I can't wait to see how the new Chesapeake district goes this year and good luck to all teams

[RoboMom]

We are starting to make Lead assignments across the District and will be concentrating on the other assignments starting in Jan.
Interested? http://www.firstchesapeake.org/volunteer
NOTE: preference for the Chesapeake District Championship assignments will be given to those who volunteer at local Chesapeake District events.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

We are starting to make Lead assignments across the District and will be concentrating on the other assignment starting in Jan.
Interested? http://www.firstchesapeake.org/volunteer
NOTE: preference for the Chesapeake District Championship assignments will be given to those who volunteer at local Chesapeake District events.

Sounds like fun, maybe I'll sign up!

[PayneTrain]

From the Jan 5 newsletter:

FIRST Chesapeake has received 25 slots to the 2016 FIRST Championship. Award slots include: 3 Dean's List Awards, 3 Chairman's Awards, 1 Rookie All Star Award and 2 Engineering Inspiration Award.

Championship Slot +/- from 2015 to 2016.

Total Slots: +7
RCA Slots: +0
EI Slots: -1
RAS Slots: -2
Winner Slots: -6*
At-Large Slots: +16*

*backup provision excluded

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DLFA Slots: -3
WFFA Slots: -2 (I assume)
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The district seems to have the same award allocation as the Pacific Northwest, with the obvious exception being 3 fewer DLFA slots. Not sure if this was a decision made by HQ or the district...

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

From the Jan 5 newsletter:

The district seems to have the same award allocation as the Pacific Northwest, with the obvious exception being 3 fewer DLFA slots. Not sure if this was a decision made by HQ or the district...

Any info as to how these slots were selected? Have they given out the points system for the district yet?

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Any info as to how these slots were selected? Have they given out the points system for the district yet?

Whilst I've not done the math, my understating is that that the number of slots is created by the number of teams in the district to give a proportional amount at the Championship. As for a point system, I've not seen one yet, nor do I expect to see one until after kickoff.

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Any info as to how these slots were selected? Have they given out the points system for the district yet?

The total number of slots that a District has to award is the precentage of spots at CMP that is proportional to the percentage of teams that district has.

In the past FIRST has dictated 1 to x (sorry I don't remember the value of x) CA, EI and RAS and the 3 teams on the DCMP winning alliance earn spots. The individual district could then decide exactly what number between 1 and x they award. This is done to adjust for the different sizes of districts. For example for CA and EI there will be as many teams competing for those awards at DCMP as the number of district events.

As far as the points system a lot of time was invested in the original unified district points system so I don't expect major changes from the last two years. Yes last year they made an adjustment to account for the lack of win and loss in qualification rounds but otherwise the basics were the same. Of course last years rules are not this years rules so it could always change. I do have a feeling we will know in just a few days.