Whats this TBA and TRA

asmo0901 · April 5, 2009, 3:58pm

What does it mean?

RyanCesiel · April 5, 2009, 4:02pm

TBA = The Blue Alliance - http://thebluealliance.net
or … it could simply be to be announced

I think TRA might be The Red Alliance - http://theredalliance.net

Andrew_Schreiber · April 5, 2009, 4:08pm

Ryan is right, but the TBA could also mean The Best Around, which, I must say, it is pretty much the best thing to happen to FIRST in a while in my opinion.

Sorry for the off topic post.

asmo0901 · April 5, 2009, 4:08pm

why are they marking teams off the blue alliance or the red alliance

Alan_Anderson · April 5, 2009, 4:24pm

I don’t know what you’re asking. Who are “they” and where are you seeing this “marking teams off”?

asmo0901 · April 5, 2009, 4:30pm

well next to my team name i see TBA and a little arrow and i was wondering why?

GaryVoshol · April 5, 2009, 4:31pm

It’s a link to your team stats at The Blue Alliance website.

dgraves702 · April 5, 2009, 4:31pm

I think he’s referring to the TBA flags next to each team number on the user information in each post.

Those are links to that team’s page on The Blue Alliance. I haven’t seen any The Red Alliance flags.

asmo0901 · April 5, 2009, 4:32pm

but why am i know as a blue alliance member? that what i am asking

Akash_Rastogi · April 5, 2009, 4:35pm

Its a public scouting website, not a group. Use it to scout and whatnot.

EricH · April 5, 2009, 4:38pm

Every team is on TBA. Each team has its own stats page. Very handy for finding out records and pictures. Also good for looking at match videos to see how they play. When you enter a team number here on CD, a TBA link is automagically generated for that number leading to that team.

asmo0901 · April 5, 2009, 4:41pm

Okay now i get it thanks guy!

Cow_Bell_Solo · April 5, 2009, 4:53pm

so what is this “The Red Alliance” it is going to serve the same purpose as “The Blue Alliance” or what is going to do if not. If any one knows that is, cause all I’m getting is coming soon on that website.

EricH · April 5, 2009, 4:57pm

There’s been some recent discussion on the topic; I believe that it’s now working with TBA. Not sure in what capacity.

Phil_Ross · April 14, 2009, 1:52pm

I heard a rumor when the website was first found that it was going to be used for FTC stats.

I don’t know how true that is, but it would be nice for FTC teams to have a global scouting system like FRC does. Also, it would be a great way to archive past performance of teams and monitor growth.

Elgin_Clock · April 14, 2009, 2:27pm

The intergration into your profile above your posts is described here as it progressed.
I can’t even remember a time we didn’t have that link it’s been so helpful.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66019&highlight=alliance+blue

synth3tk · September 17, 2009, 10:15am

Think of TRA as a Facebook page for teams/robots, at least that’s what I think it is. Teams will be able to login and manage the page for their team.