Training Rookies...

[kstl99]

I was a 50 year old rookie this year. You have picked a great place to start as there are many smart people on this forum and you will probably get a lot of great advice. You can look through all the old threads and read what interests you. I would also spend alot of time at http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...lt.aspx?id=966. There are many videos at http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/. My favorite video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wysi3s7h0qA, the final match in Boston this year because it captures some of the excitement, but I may be a bit biased.

Just be prepared for a lot of work and a very rewarding and fun experience.

[delsaner]

Originally Posted by kstl99

I would also spend alot of time at http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...lt.aspx?id=966. There are many videos at http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/.

These sites are excellent sources within FIRST; thanks for mentioning them. If I may add a bit of information about FIRST sources...

ChiefDelphi- you can find pictures, ask questions, make friends within FIRST, and more or less anything else. People here are willing to help others, its what we do, heh.

TheBlueAlliance- This site is your one-stop scouting website. This site can tell you whos attending what competition, history of some teams (their records from 2003-present), pictures of each teams robot, scores of matches at every competition, the alliances in each match, etc. Truly a phenomenal website.

usFIRST- This is the major FIRST website, you will mainly be concerned with the FRC portion. If you scout around on the website, you can find the rulebook and many more recources.

[spacewolfx]

Welcome to the FRC!

Just coming out of my rookie season, i can say you are going to have blast this year. Just concentrate on building a basic design, and have fun. It really isn't that hard. We divided our team into subteams based on what people were good at. As for learning, it mostly comes with the build season. You learn fast, and have fun while doing it.

Also, try some practice building right now. We are building a classic T-shirt launcher bot and doing smaller projects to keep the team sharp.