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Top 20 CA FRC Teams: Pre-Kickoff Rankings
The ‘Voters Poll’ is a voted on by a selected panel of team mentors from across the state of California. Each week, the panel submits their list of who they think are the top 15 teams in the state. A 1st place vote is worth 15 points, 2nd place vote is worth 14 points, 3rd place vote is worth 13 points, etc. Teams are then ranked based on who has the highest point total after all the votes have been submitted. The ‘OPR Poll’ is based on who has the highest Offensive Power Rating (OPR) in the Read More…
Mentor Spotlight
On this final day of National Mentoring Month, we are highlighting 5 mentors who were honored as Woodie Flowers Finalist at the California FRC Regionals in 2012. A few years after helping Dean Kamen create FIRST, Dr. William Murphy founded the Woodie Flowers Award with the intent to celebrate effective communication in the art and science of engineering and design. This prestigious award recognizes mentors who lead, inspire, and empower using excellent communication skills. Read More…
2013 Battle at the Border: Wrap Up
On Saturday, October 12, the gym at Francis Parker High School in San Diego was filled to the brim with students and robots for the third California off-season event this year, Battle at the Border. This awesome video with event time lapse and interviews with teams, produced by The Stuffed Dragons, does a fantastic job of capturing the day. Read More…
Volunteers Needed at FRC Regionals in CA
FIRST is truly a volunteer driven organization and with 6 Regional FIRST Robotics Competitions in California, we are in need of over 600 Volunteers in the upcoming months. The skills that volunteers bring are the very skills that they use in their everyday lives and jobs. Whether you have technical or non-technical expertise, you like fast paced actions or helping behind the scenes – there is a volunteer role suited to your unique interest. Read More…
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