Off-season FIRST comp help...

[skrussel]

You can get the field by contacting FIRST......they will give it to you rent-free, BUT, you must pay shipping costs. The field this year is a monster! Depending on where you live, it can cost a lot......like over $2000 for shipping.

My team volunteered to take the field down at Great Lakes, so we knew firsthand that it would take a very large semi to contain everything. Remember that you must have the electronics equipment, too. There is a VERY specific way to crate up everything. There are large shipping boxes made specially for all the equipment, and everything has a specific spot to be placed.

We run the Sweet Repeat, and have built our own field for the past four years, but decided to use one of FIRST's field this year, due to the complexity and expense of the field. FIRST gave us the Einstein Field from the National Championship, including electronics and carpeting. We had to get it home, and we have to get it back. We made arrangements for a semi.

I'm lucky to have Ford sponsoring the Sweet Repeat each year - Joe Turckes of Ford made all the arrangements for the truck, so it cost Ford all the money.

Good luck.