Karthik & 1114: Effective FIRST Strategies 2013

[Karthik]

With the Championships in St. Louis rapidly approaching, I'd like to remind teams of the FIRST Robotics Conference which will be taking place. At 6:00 PM on Wednesday evening, myself and Team 1114 will once again be delivering our seminar on Effective FIRST Strategies. This year, FIRST has graciously given us 1.5 hours to present on this topic, which will allow us to cover some topics at a much more in depth level than the past, as well as covering some entirely new topics. Also, since this is the last presentation of the evening, I plan on talking on until security throws us out of the building.

Also, thanks to the Air National Guard, these presentations are free! So now everyone can be part of the peanut gallery!

Here are the threads discussing the last three editions of this seminar:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...50#post1156250
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...05#post1054705
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=76778
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=84958

Here's video from last year's version of this presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apk_X-maRf8

Here's video of the TEDx talk that was inspired by many of the elements of this presentation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfC3JdkEVgQ

And the abstract:

This presentation focuses on three major areas, Strategic Design, Match Planning/Execution, and Scouting. Rather than spending time on equations and detailed calculations, the Strategic Design gives a more high-level overview of how to design an FRC robot. This portion of the presentation includes sections on such often neglected strategic design areas such as Game Analysis, Chokehold Strategies, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Task Prioritization, and Tradeoffs using a case studies from past games. The Match Planning/Execution section of the presentation discusses effective habits and strategies that will help lead a team to victory. This is a must for those who enjoy the strategic aspects of FIRST. The Scouting section deals with effective techniques to collect information on your partners/opponents, and how to make the most of this data. Advanced statistical metrics analgous to "Sabremetrics" in baseball will also be discussed. The presentation is filled with entertaining and insightful historical FIRST anecdotes from the past 15 years. With the information in this presentation, you can turn your team from a mere competitor to a perennial powerhouse!

Since Ultimate Ascent posed the toughest strategic design questions since 2004, we'll be looking at those in detail in this presentation.

If there are any topics you'd like to discussed in detail, or questions you'd like answered, post them here and we'll be happy to address them during the presentation.

If you're really into FIRST strategy, looking for personal inspiration, or just looking for some good FIRST related laughs, this is a presentation you won't want to miss.

For information please visit the following link:
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...ics-conference

I hope to see all of you there!