List of Rookie Resources

[Bill Moore]

There's also the list of resources pulled together by the President's Circle.

[rogerlsmith]

FIRST Objective is a community that is helping schools see the importance of FIRST through the use of videos, forums, user groups and blogs. Our member base is growing every day and we are getting new videos added regularly. We encourage visitors to ask questions in our forums and we are doing all we can to help get new teams off the ground. For FIRST veterans, please stop by and help out with questions and also post your videos if you have any.

http://www.firstobjective.org

Thanks!
Roger

[Akash Rastogi]

A recent thread about the design process involved in engineering could also be useful- courtesy of Molten and other CD members.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=59512

[Jay Trzaskos]

I found the presentations by Ian Mackenzie and Karthik Kanagasabapathy on FIRST Canada to be very helpful and informative along with JVN's Fall Seminar Presentations.

[AdamHeard]

For Drivetrains (& more);

There are two very awesome drivetrain calculators out there;

JVN's is more complete and offers a lot of information (graphs of motor load, current draw, speed, position, etc...)

Steve Judd's is made for combat robots, but I asked him to add the two CIM motors to it. You just pick the motors, wheel size, weight, etc... (same stuff as JVN's) and it will give you a quick estimate of speed and current draw. Not as much information, but a lot easier. It is under the "tools" section of his site (called torque/Ah calculator).

[RoboMom]

FIRST Senior Mentor project
http://www.usfirst.org/community/vol...t.aspx?id=3310

[Richard Wallace]

The FIRST website has a page on team sustainability, with links to several good resources.

[OZ_341]

Rookie Teams can order a free copy of "Team in a Box". This DVD features interviews with Dean Kamen, Andy Baker, Rich Kressly, Mike Wade, and many other prominent FIRST icons. We will also continue to feature segments from knowledgeable Hall of Fame Teams such as Team 103 (Animation) and Team 67 (Drive trains) as well as input from teams interviewed at FIRST events.

Over 2500 copies of Team in a Box have now been distributed to 10 countries, 5 continents, and almost every US state.

Thanks to AndyMark we can continue to make this disk available, free of charge for Rookies, pre-Rookies and the veterans that mentor them.

For more information about Team in a Box please visit our website at www.team341.com and then click on the Team in a Box banner.
You can also find us by going to the FIRST President's Circle list of resources.

Thank you for supporting Rookies everywhere!!!

[Cynette]

Team 1511, Rolling Thunder, has a whole page on their website dedicated to Rookie Resources.

http://www.penfieldrobotics.com/resources/rookies.php

[Richard Wallace]

Top Ten Boneheaded Mistakes

[lynca]

http://wiki.chiefdelphi.com/index.php/Index_of_teams Check out teams that have been around FIRST and brainstorm Team Name ideas,

http://mentor.txfirst.org - Find mentors or contacts nearby that can help

[Kim Masi]

http://www.thebluealliance.net/

Thanks to Greg Marra and Tom Bottiglieri, the Blue Alliance is a great resource for any team, not just rookies. Check it out!

[BandChick]

Remember the FIRST resources out there too!

FRC Handbook, and the Team Timeline are great for getting organized and making sure you meet all your deadlines.

The NYC/NJ folks have also put together a pretty great collection of resources, including tutorials & guides, fundraising help, and a list of the some common suppliers and manufacturers - http://nycnjfirst.org/team_resources.html

[Cheerleader1073]

Hey Everyone!

Our team created a manual one year ago (it's in need of a thorough grammar check and this year's game update) but it's a good manual for first-year teams and veteran teams who need help with team structure, etc. The link is on our website here: http://theforceteam.com/handbook.html . I was our team's "VP of Business" this year and will be our "CEO" (our version of a president or captain) next year so I've had a lot of experience in the community, public relations, financial, and spirit side of a successful FIRST team so if any new teams have any questions just send them over to my e-mail at genevieveb12@gmail.com and if I can't answer your question then I'll find out for you as soon as possible!

Thanks,
Gen

[Daskov]

Team 781 has created a Robotics 4 Rookies booklet that is so great it's actually being distributed by FIRST Canada by all Canadian teams next season. You can probably email them and ask for a copy or find it here:
http://team781.com/frc/robotics-4-rookies