Posted on the FRC Blog, 9/19/14: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-Are-You-Green-to-Go
Are You Green to Go?
**Blog Date: **Friday, September 19, 2014 - 11:56
Initial event registration less than a week away! Are you excited? I am!
But before you get too excited – make sure you are ‘green to go’.
When you first log into TIMS](https://my.usfirst.org/frc/tims/site.lasso), you are taken to the ‘My FRC Dashboard’ screen. On that screen, you will see a section that looks like this, but with your team number and name filled in:
http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/pictures/TIMS1.png
Click on the ‘Team Summary’ button, which is likely highlighted with a shifting color background.
Take a look at the FRC Team Profile section, on the Team Summary page, of a ‘green to go’ team in TIMS below. Note – this is a test team for our internal use, not a real team. There is a real team from Manchester Central High School, FRC Team 131, C.H.A.O.S., but 2015 will decidedly not be their rookie year, they’ve been around since the Carter administration. Almost.
http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/pictures/TIMS2.png
As noted at the top of the section, all of these elements must be completed before you can register. This area also shows the Youth Protection Program (YPP) certification status of the main and alternate contact. If you have a black ‘X’ that looks something like this: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/pictures/TIMS3.png in ANY of the areas above, you will not be able to register for your first event until you are showing the friendly green checks. The good news in the Team Information, Organization, and Profile Status sections is that if you are now showing a black ‘X’, you can correct that yourself right away. Click the buttons next to them to add the necessary information, or validate it.
On the YPP (Passed) section, you can see if your Main and Alternate contacts have been YPP certified. The process, as we have said before, can take a few days. This means, if you haven’t done so already, you should start the process now. Seriously.
If you want to check your YPP status from this page, click on the button in the upper right that looks like this, to take you back to the FRC Dashboard, where you started.
http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/pictures/TIMS4.png
As we’ve said before, if you are in contact with other teams, especially rookies, please reach out to make sure they are ready to go. We want everyone to have a great registration experience! If you have any questions, please send an email to [email protected]]([email protected]), or call our friendly support folks at 800-871-8326 extension zero.
