2016 JUMPSTART Training Event

[Chief Hedgehog]

JUMPSTART 2016
We are excited to announce that JUMPSTART will be back again in 2016 - this time it is bigger and better! St Cloud State University has approved 40 teams to attend this seasons JUMPSTART training event - and we are looking to provide the best possible training for every team and every member.

Information
When: Saturday, Dec. 3 2016
Where: SCSU - Wick Science Building
Cost: FREE! (Thank you to SCSU and the CMMA)
Lunch: FREE! (Thank you to SCSU and the CMMA)
Registration Dates: TBA

Last year was a resounding success as 22 teams attended with 14 different teams/organizations providing training sessions. Even though we concentrated on teams from the Central MN area, last year we had teams from as far away as Esko, Fargo, and Edina. We are hoping that more teams from outside of the Central MN area attend this year's event!

The goal for this year is to raise the bar for MN FIRST. We are pushing our sponsors and presenters to provide the best training event possible. We are opening the registration to 40 teams. However, the teams that attended last season are already pre-registered so that currently leaves 18 spots. During the registration process we will asking teams to present at this event; however, we will be selective on which teams can present and what sessions they present on.

We plan on having over 36 unique training sessions provided by over 20 different teams/organizations. We want to provide the most comprehensive training session in Minnesota. Currently we are working on providing certain tracts/sessions that will best complement each team and members/mentors of each team.

Prospective Sessions for 2016
-Districts vs Regionals in MN (How viable is this?)
-Central MN Regional (2018/19 St Cloud Regional)
-Professional PIT Development (Have you seen 5690's PIT?)
-Successful Team Organization (mapping your team's success through Gantt Charts)
-Creating a winning Chairman's Submission
-How to create successful partnerships
-Generating Sponsors (Small school, small town)
-FRC beyond High School (NDSU Bison Robotics/GreenHorns Ri3d)
-Creating success with a Booster Club (Showcase of two teams successes)
-6 week Build Season, 4 weeks of Design (3026 will showcase their success)
-How to succeed as a young team (5690, 5913, and 6175 presenting)
-Navigating the MSHSL State Tournament Qualifications (based on previous years)
-Working to create a Conference Championship (FRC 4607 will map out how to do this)
-Optimal Drive trains (NDSU Bison Robotics)
-Scouting to win vs Scouting to survive
-Creating a HUB and what it means (CMNRHub Mentors presenting)
-BUMPERS, I repeat, BUMPERS. (FRC 4607 and FRC 3026 will present)
-Practice Arenas and Week Zero events - How important are they? (SW Hub?)
-Driver Training
-Creating a Brand that is recognizable (Multiple teams will present this)
-Vision Tracking (CMNRH)
-FRC Schedules (6 week; 6 Month; 9 Month; Year round)
-COR Robotics Summer Training Camps (COR Robotics)


Sponsor Organizations:
St Cloud State University
Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association
Central MN Robotics HUB
NDSU Bison Robotics

Notes from teams attending in 2015:
Five teams qualified for the World Championships (3102, 4607, 5690, 5913, 6175)
Four teams qualified for the MN State Championships (1816, 3102, 4607, 6175)

Please keep tune to this thread and to the MNFIRST updates for more information regarding registration. Teams that registered last season, please stay tuned to a notice from FRC 4607 (ajurek@isd726.org) for more info.

Thank you and hope to see you in December!

~Coach Jurek

[Chief Hedgehog]

Short update on this event:

We are holding spots for the teams that attended last season - 22 in total. We are also going to reserve another 5 spots for Rookie Teams that are not yet fully organized.

All of this means that there will be 13 spots for teams that did not attend last season - so keep tuned for when the registration begins so that your team can gain a spot!

~Coach Jurek

[jscheider]

We are excited to attend and present at this year's Jumpstart! Last year was such an awesome experience!

Just a note, you missed us on the MN State Championship list.

-Justin

[hutchMN]

Would it be possible for an individual looking to expand his FRC knowledge attend without being affiliated with a team?

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by hutchMN

Would it be possible for an individual looking to expand his FRC knowledge attend without being affiliated with a team?

Bison Robotics will be presenting at the event so you can get a ride down there with us if you want! (Assuming you're talking get about yourself who wants to go down)

[Chief Hedgehog]

Originally Posted by hutchMN

Would it be possible for an individual looking to expand his FRC knowledge attend without being affiliated with a team?

As GingerPower stated you can just get a ride from the BR crew.

We are looking to expand this training session as much as possible while maintaining our core ideals of providing Central MN with a tool to 'jumpstart' the local FRC community. This means having an open door policy for teams/mentors/parents/organizations and now individuals that wish to better themselves. We would love to have you there!

[Chief Hedgehog]

Originally Posted by jscheider

We are excited to attend and present at this year's Jumpstart! Last year was such an awesome experience!

Just a note, you missed us on the MN State Championship list.

-Justin

I am severely sorry Justin, it was an oversight on my part. We will be certain to correct it on the next announcement! 5690 had an incredible season and I think that your experience at the MSHSL Tourney will be a huge push for your team in 2017!

[Chief Hedgehog]

Now that more are into the swing of things - here is the information for JUMPSTART again... (sorry for the lack of updates - I am in the middle of Soccer season).

Originally Posted by Chief Hedgehog

JUMPSTART 2016

Information
When: Saturday, Dec. 3 2016
Where: SCSU - Wick Science Building
Cost: FREE! (Thank you to SCSU and the CMMA)
Lunch: FREE! (Thank you to SCSU and the CMMA)
Registration Dates: TBA


Sponsor Organizations:
St Cloud State University
Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association
Central MN Robotics HUB
NDSU Bison Robotics
COR Robotics

Notes from teams attending in 2015:
Five teams qualified for the World Championships (3102, 4607, 5690, 5913, 6175)
Five teams qualified for the MN State Championships (1816, 3102, 4607, 5690, 6175)

Please keep tune to this thread and to the MNFIRST updates for more information regarding registration. Teams that registered last season, please stay tuned to a notice from FRC 4607 (ajurek@isd726.org) for more info.

Thank you and hope to see you in December!

~Coach Jurek

[Chief Hedgehog]

Registration is up and ready here.

[Chief Hedgehog]

Event Registration may be down... but JUMPSTART registration is working! We have 7 teams already registered (6 returning teams and one new team).

Here is the teams already in (new in blue):

5542 Roboherd
5913 Patriotics
5999 Byte Force
4632 Monti-Pythons
3134/3275 Accelerators Regulators
5638 Field of STEM's
4607 CIS

[snoman]

It is awesome to see the big numbered teams. Our former boys team captain is going to SCSU this year and should be / may have contacted you. If you need anything we are willing to help if we can. Thanks for putting on this great event!

[Chief Hedgehog]

6 Weeks out and we now have filled 16 of 40 spots. With these teams, we have 311 students and mentors committed to attend 2016 JUMPSTART!

We are excited to have Bison Robotics and members from GreenHorns Ri3d back for another season! This will be a huge event to help build support for a 2018 St Cloud Regional. If you are looking for an incredibly FREE and highly effective training day - look no further than JUMPSTART!

Most recent list of teams registered:

5542 Roboherd
5913 Patriotics
5999 Byte Force
4632 Monti-Pythons
3134 Accelerators
3275 Regulators
5638 Field of STEM's
4607 CIS
3026 Orange Crush
3102 Tech-No-Tigers
3740 Storm Robotics
5690 SubZero Robotics
3058 AnnDroids
5232 Hermantown Talons
4728 Rocori Robotics
1816 The Green Machine

[Chief Hedgehog]

We are less than 2 days away from JUMPSTART and we have a final update for the teams attending - Please see this update.

We had to cut the team registration short at 25 due to the large number of attendees. Last year we hosted just over 280; this year we have 470+ registered attendees.

We are very happy to bring in Rookie teams from 3 different schools! We will also have a number of new attendees. Here is the list of teams attending:

1816 The Green Machine
2538 Plaid Pillagers
3023 Stark Industries
3026 Orange Crush
3058 AnnDroids
3102 TNT
3134 The Accelerators
3275 The Regulators
3367 col
3740 Storm Robotics
3840 Teens 'NTo Technology (TNT)
4607 The Coalition of Independent Students (CIS)
4632 Monti-Pythons
4728 Rocori Robotics
4741 WingNuts
5232 Talons
5542 RoboHerd
5638 LQPV Robotics
5690 SubZero Robotics
5913 Patriotics
5999 ByteForce
6175 The Mystery Machine
6453 Bog Bots!
6709 Stingers
6720 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley

I think that it is fair to state that FIRST is ready for a Regional in Central MN!

[hutchMN]

I was asked to upload my presentation, so here are the links:
part 1: http://https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XbRnQ8By-PrEm04yEp_HWJi7hVaBiObzZC7lcacAdX0/edit?usp=sharing
Part 2:https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

[snoman]

Again this year was a great event put on by great people. Thanks to team4607 and St Cloud State!