[FRC Blog] FRC Events Being Posted and AMAA on FUN

[Hallry]

Posted on the FRC Blog, 6/20/16: http://www.firstinspires.org/robotic...nd-AMAA-on-FUN

FRC Events Being Posted and AMAA on FUN
Written by Frank Merrick

FRC Events Being Posted
We just posted our first official events for the 2017 season! More will follow shortly, as we get contracts signed or otherwise have solid confirmation on dates and locations. Check out the ‘Events and Teams’ page here, click ‘Event’ under ‘Filter’ in the upper left, then uncheck all but the ‘FIRST Robotics Competition’ boxes, and you’ll be able to see them.

AMAA on FUN
I’ve been invited to participate in an AMAA* on the community webcast First Updates Now (FUN), Tuesday 6/21, at 8:30PM EST. You can watch the show on Twitch here. Hope you can join us for some fun and conversation about the season and who knows what else.

Frank

*One of our 20-something FRC staffers told me, when I asked, that AMAA stands for American Medical Athletic Association. That’s not right, is it?

Ask Me Almost Anything, Frank

EDIT: I've made a Google Doc for my own purposes of keeping track of Regionals and MAR District Events, but here's the link if anyone else is interested in having a copy: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing. I plan on updating it over the next few weeks/months as more events are announced. I don't plan on adding in any other district events other than MAR.

[bdaroz]

This is interesting...

The Finger Lakes Regional look like it's moved to a Week 3 event for 2017 (from week 4 in 2016). I wonder if the Tech Valley Regional will also shift up a week as well?

[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by bdaroz

This is interesting...

The Finger Lakes Regional look like it's moved to a Week 3 event for 2017 (from week 4 in 2016). I wonder if the Tech Valley Regional will also shift up a week as well?

It will most likely be Week 2. RPI and RIT have the same spring break, the week between Weeks 2-3.

In other news, yay, I have a four day spring break this year that covers both of my high school team's probable events (Mount Olive and Bridgewater).

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by bdaroz

This is interesting...

The Finger Lakes Regional look like it's moved to a Week 3 event for 2017 (from week 4 in 2016). I wonder if the Tech Valley Regional will also shift up a week as well?

I'm afraid it won't be. RPI's Spring break is the same week that FLR is currently scheduled. If TVR and FLR end up both being week 3, then they both become very different events. It would also cause more NY teams to want/need to travel, which is getting very difficult given all of the districts around us. The only events a decent distance away for 229 are the NY regionals, Montreal and Pittsburgh.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

I'm afraid it won't be. RPI's Spring break is the same week that FLR is currently scheduled. If TVR and FLR end up both being week 3, then they both become very different events. It would also cause more NY teams to want/need to travel, which is getting very difficult given all of the districts around us. The only events a decent distance away for 229 are the NY regionals, Montreal and Pittsburgh.

The move may have something to do with the regional planned for the Westchester area. This doesn't help you much though.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

The move may have something to do with the regional planned for the Westchester area. This doesn't help you much though.

To be fair I don't expect there to ever be an event within an hour drive of 229. I just want more options. Having New England, MAR and now Ontario cut off from us is very annoying. Districts are great for those not cut off by them.

[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

The move may have something to do with the regional planned for the Westchester area. This doesn't help you much though.

Is there any information about when the regional will be?

[KosmicKhaos]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

I'm afraid it won't be. RPI's Spring break is the same week that FLR is currently scheduled. If TVR and FLR end up both being week 3, then they both become very different events. It would also cause more NY teams to want/need to travel, which is getting very difficult given all of the districts around us. The only events a decent distance away for 229 are the NY regionals, Montreal and Pittsburgh.

The moving up a week also limits the regionals for the teams who can't/don't want to compete back to back. Assuming Pittsburgh stays week 2 that eliminates Pittsburgh for those teams.

Edit: just checked out California university of PA academic calendar and their spring break is the same week as FLR. Wouldn't surprise me if FLR TVR And Pitt are all the same week.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by BMSOTM

Is there any information about when the regional will be?

Not that I know of.

[Aren Siekmeier]

https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index....=FRC&year=2017
still around if you're feeling old fashioned...

Also, this will be updating daily until things get more lively.

[Hitchhiker 42]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

To be fair I don't expect there to ever be an event within an hour drive of 229. I just want more options. Having New England, MAR and now Ontario cut off from us is very annoying. Districts are great for those not cut off by them.

NY should move to districts. Then they can be competing with NE again

(Not meant to start a debate here).

[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by Hitchhiker 42

NY should move to districts. Then they can be competing with NE again

(Not meant to start a debate here).

We are all well aware, especially us district-to-NY transplants. Unfortunately, it's much more easily said than done.

[plnyyanks]

Originally Posted by BMSOTM

Is there any information about when the regional will be?

I haven't heard anything either. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how all the cards fall

Originally Posted by Hitchhiker 42

NY should move to districts. Then they can be competing with NE again

(Not meant to start a debate here).

[mwmac]

Originally Posted by Aren Siekmeier

https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index....=FRC&year=2017
still around if you're feeling old fashioned...

Hope this does not mean eight sub-divisions of 50 teams each at each 1/2CMP.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by mwmac

Hope this does not mean eight sub-divisions of 50 teams each at each 1/2CMP.

I saw that too.
Looks like we wont do Iowa or Bayou this season, or Arizona West. Hawaii is week 5 this year.
FLR is a possibility.