Tournament Day!
Arriving
• Check in!
– Find out inspection/judging times
– Match schedule is released when all teams have
arrived!
• Set up!
– Pits, robot, etc.
• Practice fields
Inspection
Programming
• Use legal firmware
• Autonomous Program**
Robot
• 18”x18”x18”
• Make sure robot won’t
damage robots/fields
• Take your rulebook
Beginning Scouting
• General Strategies
• Form to answer set questions
• Meet people!
Team Name: _____________________ Team Number: __________
Autonomous
Multiple
Programs?
Notes:
Driver-Controlled
Score
bowling
ball? Y/N
B/F
Score
robot?
Y/N
B/F
Flip
crates
over?
Y/N
#: ___
Move
crates?
Where?
Y/N
Harvest/
Score
Balls?
Y/N
#:____
Score
balls?
P/C
Magnet?
Y/N
Stack
crates?
H/F
Lift
crates?
Height?
H/F
#:____
______
Bowling
ball?
G/H
Driver’s Meeting
• Learn procedure
– Who can be at the queue
– Who can touch controllers and when
– Placing on field
– Leaving from field
– Ruling question
• Drivers and Coaches
Judging
• Tell Judges about your team
– Look at robot, outreach, team, engineering
notebook, spirit, ideas, engineering process,
programming, everything
– 20 minutes
– All team members
Judging
• Judges walk around during the day
– Look at pits, robot runs, teamwork, interaction
– Ask questions about more of your outreach, robot
design, etc.
Matches
• Two Drivers, one
Coach
• Queue for match at
least 10 minutes early
• Cheer for your
team/alliance!!!
Match Scouting
• Watch teams during matches
• Tests are different than competition!!
• See how strategy changes when working with
other teams
• Especially watch teams you’re allied
with/against
• Communicate with your alliance partner!
• Help you decide Offense VS Defense!
Match Scouting
Match Number: ________________
Team Name/ Number:
Robot #
Team Name/ Number:
Robot #
Team Name/ Number:
Team Name/ Number:
Robot #
Robot #
Elimination Rounds!
• Top 4 teams become Elimination Alliance Captains
– Rankings
• Qualifying points
• Ranking points
– Pick alliance partners
– Bracket – 1st seed plays 4th, 2nd plays 3rd.
• 2 out of 3 matches
Awards Ceremony
• It’s the end of the day – who wins what?!?!?!