[NOTE: information in this update may be outdated. Refer to more recent FTC Updates for the latest information.
Aloha Teams,
This update includes important items you will need to plan for the next two weeks. Although some details were shared with you in previous emails, this update includes new/revised details not included previously.
Please read carefully and update your calendar as needed.
In this update:
- Final League Rankings Online
- Engineering Portfolio & (optional) Control Award Submissions: Link & Deadline: Dec. 1 at 11:59 PM
- Judge Interviews at the Tournament, Dec. 9
- Judge Interview Request Form
- League Tournament Agenda, Dec. 9
- State Championship Agenda, Dec. 10
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League Rankings Online
Final League Rankings determine a team’s seed position at the Tournament. Rankings may be viewed at THIS LINK.
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Engineering Portfolio & (optional) Control Award Submissions: Link & Deadline
- Due Dec. 1, 11:59 PM
- Portfolio Instructions are in the Game Manual Part 1
- Submit the Portfolio as a PDF via THIS LINK
- Late submissions are not allowed.
- The Filename must be your Team Number and end in .pdf — Example: “12345-Portfolio.pdf”.
- If your team plans to submit the optional Control Award Submission form,
- name your file similarly as above
- use the same link as for the portfolio above
- Example: “12345-Control.pdf”
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Judge Interviews at the FTC League Tournament, Dec. 9
- Judge interviews will be in person at the League Tournament on Dec. 9.
- Judge Interviews are only mandatory for teams that have submitted a Portfolio and want to contend for the Inspire Award. Teams may opt out of the judge interview if they wish.
- Teams wishing to be interviewed may sign up for a time slot when checking in at the Tournament. The signup sheet will be on the event check-in table.
- Portfolios are required for ALL awards (including the Inspire Award). Teams that do not submit a portfolio are not eligible for any awards.
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Judge Interview Request Form
Coaches, please tell us, Yes or No, does your team wish to be interviewed? Click the link to send your answer.
Interview_question.gle Mahalo!
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FTC League Tournament Agenda, Dec. 9 @ Le Jardin Academy
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Hawai’i FTC League Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 9. at Le Jardin Academy.
All Hawai’i teams are invited to compete.
Please share this tentative agenda with your team members and families. Times are subject to change.
Day 1: Saturday, Dec. 9, League Tournament Agenda (rev. Dec 4)
7:30 am Teams, please check-in & help set up
8:00 am Inspections, Judge Interviews, Practice
10:10 am Drivers Meeting
10:30 am Opening Ceremony
10:45 am Robot Matches
12:30 pm Lunch Break
1:10 pm Robot Matches Continued
4:15 pm Awards
5:00 pm Teams, please help us put away things and clean up the venue! Mahalo
The top 16 ranked Teams from the League Tournament advance to the State Championship.
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FTC State Championship Agenda, Dec. 10 @ Le Jardin Academy
The Hawaii Regional Championship Tournament format is described in Game Manual 1. Here is how the format applies to the Hawaii Regional Championship:
All 16 qualified teams will play 5 qualification matches each in randomly selected alliances. The teams will then be ranked based on their qualification match scores only, past league performance scores are not considered. The four top-ranked teams will select an alliance partner. These four alliances will then compete in elimination matches.
The Inspire Award Winner and the Winning Alliance Captain (the team that selected a partner) will advance to the FIRST World Championship in Houston, TX.
Day 2: Sunday, Dec. 10, Hawai’i Championship Agenda (rev. Dec. 4)
7:30 am Teams, please check-in
8:00 Inspections, Practice
9:15 am Drivers Meeting
9:30 am Opening Ceremony
10:05 am Qualification Matches, Alliance Selection
12:30 pm Lunch Break
1:10 pm Elimination Matches
3:00 pm Awards
3:30 pm Closing Ceremony
- Please note that schedule times are estimated and may vary due to issues with robots and safety.
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