Top 20 CA FRC Teams: Pre-Kickoff Rankings

Top 20 CA FRC Teams: Pre-Kickoff Rankings

by | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Featured News

THE TOP 20 FRC TEAMS IN CALIFORNIA
Pre-Kickoff Rankings
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Voters Poll
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.
OPR Poll
The ‘OPR Poll’ is based on who has the highest Offensive Power Rating (OPR) in the state of California. OPR is a way of looking at a team’s estimated contribution to their alliance’s score. This is not the same as average score since that assumes that each team is equally contributing to an alliances score. Instead, OPR takes into account all the alliances a team has played on. A team’s highest OPR score will be used in the poll.
Standard Points Poll
The ‘Standard Points Poll” is based on the FRC Standard District Point Ranking System that was announced in the fall of 2013. This is the same system that is being used by all four ‘regions’ during the 2014 FRC season. The system ranks teams based on the four components of an event: Qualification, Alliance Selection, Elimination and Awards. An explanation of how teams earn points can be found here.
If a team plays at only 1 regional, their score will be doubled. If a team plays at 3 regionals, only their first two regionals will count toward their points total. All events will be normalized to 12 qualification matches. Teams that compete at the FIRST Championship will have their championship points added to their season total. All points earned at the Championship will be worth 3x.
Combined Poll
The ‘Combined Poll’ is a aggregate poll that takes into account the three polls listed above. The ‘Voters Poll’, ‘OPR Poll’ and ‘Standard Points Poll’ are treated as voters in the ‘Combined Poll’. The results of the ‘Voters Poll’ will make up 50% of the points while the ‘OPR Poll’ and ‘Standard Points Poll’ will each make up 25%.
Mathematically it works like this:
Pv = 2 * (21 – Rv)
Po = (21 – Ro)
Ps = (21 – Rs)
Pc = Pv + Po + Ps
Pv / Po  / Ps = The points a team receives for being in a poll. If a team is not ranked in that poll, they will received 0 points.
Rv  / Ro / Rs = A team’s rank in a poll.
Pc = Total combined points. The team with the highest Pc will be ranked 1st in the ‘Combined Poll’.
For example:
Team X is 10th in the ‘Voters Poll’, 2nd in the ‘OPR Poll’ and 15th in the ‘Standard Points Poll’. they will earn to total of 47 points for the ‘Combined Poll’ (22 from the ‘Voters Poll’, 19 from the ‘OPR Poll’ and 6 from the ‘Standard Points Poll’
Team Y is 1st in the ‘Voters Poll’, 10th in the ‘OPR Poll’ and 3rd in the ‘Standard Points Poll’. They would receive a total of 69 points for the ‘Combined Poll’ (40 from the ‘Voters Poll’, 11 from the ‘OPR Poll’ and 18 from the ‘Standard Points Poll’

Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight

by | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog

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. iphone 7 case for sale William Murphy founded the Woodie Flowers Award with the intent to celebrate effective communication in the art and science of engineering and design. cheap iphone xs case outlet This prestigious award recognizes mentors who lead, inspire, and empower using excellent communication skills.

Each year, students submit an essay nominating one mentor from their team to be considered for this award. The students describe how this mentor has given them the best understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and satisfaction involved in the discipline of engineering and design. cheap iphone xr case outlet

Specific judging criteria are based on the team’s description of how the mentor inspired each member of the team in some or all of the following ways:

  • Level of student participation
  • Creativity of effort
  • Clear explanation of mathematical, scientific, and engineering concepts
  • Demonstration of enthusiasm for science and engineering
  • Encouragement to work on projects as a team effort
  • Inspiration to use problem-solving skills
  • Inspiration to become an effective communicator
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2013 Battle at the Border: Wrap Up

2013 Battle at the Border: Wrap Up

by | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog, Featured News

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. Screen Shot 2013-10-31 at 11.22.16 AM   Nathan Rozenberg, The Director of Public Relations for FRC Team 1538 – The Holy Cows, painted a picture of how the day went.

“Our team, Team 1538 – The Holy Cows and Team 2485 – W. A. R. Lords, had the honor of co-hosting this action packed event. We had 29 California native teams attending and competing their hardest in the 2013 FRC game, Ultimate Ascent. iphone 8 case on sales Besides giving FRC teams something more to do during the Fall season, Battle at the Border is also the perfect event for helping team rookies to understand the competition process and see how their team works in its greatest moments. WINNER. WINNER. WINNER. We would like to congratulate the winning alliance: Team 3476 – Code Orange, Team 2485 – W. A. cheap iphone xr case online R. iphone 8 case on sales Lords, and Team 9399 (Team 399 B bot) – Eagle Robotics! We would also like to congratulate Team 3255 – SuperNURDs for the Gracious Professionalism award, Team 1538 – The Holy Cows for the Highest Quality award, Team 2485 – W. A. iphone 8 case on sales R. Lords for The Giving Award and Team 4322 – Clockwork Oranges for the Most Creative Robot award. WEBCAST AND MATCH VIDEOS New this year, our team set up a webcast so friends, family and fans could watch from afar. Along with the live streaming, the matches were recorded and can be viewed here. COMMUNITY SUPPORT Battle at the Border continued its three-year partnership with the American Cancer Society and the San Diego Food Bank. cheap iphone xs case online We ended up raising $1000 for the fight against cancer and collected 100lbs of food for the hungry. FIRST EXPO In addition to FRC Teams represented in the matches, we again featured a FIRST Expo with FLL and FTC Teams. MANY THANKS We would like to thank our great co-hosts for helping with running everything and Francis Parker High School for hosting the event. We would also like to thank George Chen and Jenny Yang for taking the time to announce the games. iphone xs case outlet Finally, we would like to give a huge thank you to all the FIRST volunteers that helped us create another high quality San Diego FRC competition. We wish everybody good luck for the 2014 season and hope to see everybody again next year.”

  Winning Alliance: Team 3476, Team 2485, Team 9399 (Team 399 B bot) 1391976_686006458078835_746560596_n   W.A.R Lords also created this great video of Battle at the Border highlights.

Volunteers Needed at FRC Regionals in CA

Volunteers Needed at FRC Regionals in CA

by | Oct 30, 2013 | Blog, Featured News

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Top 20 CA FRC Teams: Post Week 4 Poll

Top 20 CA FRC Teams: Post Week 4 Poll

by | Oct 27, 2013 | Blog

TOP 20 CA FRC Teams Post Week 4 Ranking

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FTC Kicks Off in California

FTC Kicks Off in California

by | Oct 26, 2013 | Blog, Featured News

FTCBP-Game-LogoOn September 7th, three separate FTC Kickoffs were held throughout California to announce this season’s new challenge – BLOCK PARTY!

  Take a peek at how each region in California announced BLOCK PARTY! with their own flavor and FUN. NORCAL:

The FTC BLOCK PARTY! Kickoff for NorCal FTC took place at The Play Space in San Jose. We held 7 morning workshops and 6 afternoon workshops all full with standing room only! There were more than 45 teams represented and more than 500 total attendees for the 12:30pm game unveiling. We were honored to have Ken Johnson, FTC Program Director, join us for kickoff, including hosting a “I’m new to FIRST” workshop for some of the rookies in attendance. We were also pleased to be able to introduce our FIRST VISTA, Paulene Rejano, the the community. outlet iphone 7 case online We are looking forward to Paulene’s contributions in helping to bring FIRST Tech Challenge to more of the underserved communities in the SF Bay Area! — Mark Edelman and Jill Wilker, NorCal Affiliate FTC Partners

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  LOS ANGELES:

Los Angeles FTC Kickoff this year was amazing! We had over 450 people from 61 different teams attend the event. cheap iphone xr case online We did something really special this year and “scooped” FIRST with the game reveal by two hours (yes…we got permission first) and gave out game elements and printed game manuals to every team that attended. What’s more, we had two incredible regional team sponsors who came to meet the teams they are supporting: Todd Kinsey from NRG, and Alex Heil from Rockwell Automation. cheap iphone 7 case outlet Both before and after the game reveal we held different workshop sessions for rookies and veterans, as well as for mentors and parents. cheap iphone xs case outlet I’d say that we are definitely ready for this year’s FTC BLOCK PARTY! — Liberty Naud, Los Angeles Affiliate FTC Partner

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The kick-off party for San Diego FTC was graciously hosted by the Stuffed Dragons, Team 6565 of the Boys & Girls Club of San Diego, Linda Vista Teen Center. iphone 7 case outlet Over 20 teams attended who got a chance to view the kickoff video, get hands-on experience with the field, ask rules questions, and brainstorm. The event also featured the first-annual “tossing of the swag” — in which free game pieces were lobbed to each attending team by a strong-armed volunteer. cheap iphone 8 case online No major injuries were reported.

Tis the Season for Off-Season events

Tis the Season for Off-Season events

by | Oct 25, 2013 | Blog, Featured News

The Powerhouse Science Center, along with a grant from Intel, sponsored the first Sacramento area off-season FRC competition at Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove. cheap iphone xs case Powerhouse Pwnage took place on Saturday, September 14, 2013 and featured 23 robots playing the 2013 FRC game, Ultimate Ascent. iphone 7 case for sale A couple of teams brought two robots to play the game and one team even brought 3 robots! Besides getting to play last years game again, many teams used this opportunity to introduce FIRST to incoming freshman and other new team members, and to try out new drive teams for the 2014 season. iphone 7 case for sale image There were several guest speakers, including Kristen Beck who talked about her experience as a female in the tech industry. Kristen runs a program at UC Davis called Girls Who Code, a national program that aims to close the gender gap in computer science. Many of this summer’s participants were at the competition with their teams. cheap iphone xs case One of the highlights and unique things about this competition was the Chicks-n-Charge exhibition matches which featured all-female drive teams. It was quite exciting and definitely not the last you will see of an all-girls drive team challenge. image-4 Probably the most impressive to me would be the level of energy all day long. iphone 7 case Everyone seemed to be having a great time, from the students and spectators, to the organizers and volunteers, even some members of a new 2014 rookie team! Congratulations to the winning alliance: Team 1678, Citrus Circuits; Team 9973 (Team 973 #2), Greybots; and Team 9859 (Team 3859 #2), Wolfpack. Thanks to Citrus Circuits, you can watch the Elimination Matches from Powerhouse Pwnage here. Much thanks and kudos go out to the small handful of students (yes, students) that did a majority of the planning for this event and the absolutely tireless dedication of some amazing FIRST Volunteers that helped bring this competition to the Sacramento area. outlet iphone 8 case Here’s a list of the other California off-season FRC events in 2013:

  I am already looking forward to next year! — Janet McKinley, NorCal FRC Asst.

Silicon Valley Regional Recap

Silicon Valley Regional Recap

by | Oct 25, 2013 | Blog, Featured News, Silicon Valley

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FIRST California, Logo Contest

FIRST California, Logo Contest

by | Oct 24, 2013 | Blog

Be a part of FIRST history and help us to design a new FIRST California logo and snag a cool $200 in our logo design contest! As we work to unite all California FIRST teams, your creativity is requested to help craft a new logo that conveys the vibrant culture of FIRST in California while at the same time maintaining the integrity of the official FIRST logo. cheap iphone xr case online outlet iphone xs case The trick is – you only have 3 days! The contest is open to the public and is being administered through www.99designs.com. cheap iphone xs case outlet iphone xs case outlet iphone 7 case Iphone 8 case iphone 8 case outlet iphone xr case outlet There is no fee to enter the contest, but you will need to sign up to be a “designer”. cheap iphone xr case Here’s an excerpt from the design brief:

“FIRST California” is the brand we are working to build. cheap iphone xr case online iphone xs case outlet cheap iphone 8 case FIRST Robotics is a worldwide program in it’s 22nd year and already has an established logo and widely recognized worldwide identity, but this is the first year that we are focusing on uniting almost 1,800 FIRST Teams in California – as “FIRST California” – to show our solidarity as future science and technology leaders in our great Golden State. cheap iphone xr case cheap iphone xs case outlet iphone xs case outlet iphone 7 case outlet Iphone 8 case Our goal with this logo is to add to the existing FIRST logo and add a bit of California flavor – fun and vibrant. outlet iphone xr case outlet iphone xs case iphone 8 case on sales We are fond of sun images, but these are not required in the design. iphone 8 case outlet outlet iphone xr case cheap iphone 8 case iphone 7 case outlet uk Iphone 8 case We like blue – think ocean. cheap iphone xs case outlet iphone 8 case outlet iphone xr case on sales iphone xs case for sale If you can think of something more clever, cool and appealing to creative and smart kids (and adults) – go for it!

Design Requirements: This project is to create a new logo by keeping the original logo as-is and then adding the word “California” and a design element/elements that captures the essence of California. iphone xs case outlet uk iphone 7 case iphone xs case for sale iphone 7 case outlet cheap iphone 8 case online Our website is www.cafirst.org

  • Add the word California to the existing FIRST logo
  • Add a design element/elements that convey the feeling of California
  • Keep it simple and clean
  • Include this version of the FIRST logo with strict adherence to FIRST Branding and Design Standards document paying close attention to giving space around the logo.
  • No modification of the attached logo. iphone 7 case outlet uk cheap iphone xs case iphone 8 case on sales Just add to it.
  • Create a square version and horizontal rectangle version option
  • Create a full color logo
  • The logo will be embroidered on shirts, created as sticker and used as header on website
  • No photos or copyrighted images

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