Team Update, Nov. 27, 2023
[NOTE: information in this update may be outdated.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.
FTC Critical Update Nov 9, 23
Hawai’i FTC Team Update Nov. 9, 2023
- IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE AWARDS & JUDGING PROCESS
- Dean’s List Nomination Deadline Nov. 15
Aloha Teams,
We hope your competitions are progressing well. We’ve made a significant change to the season schedule. Please share the details with your team. As always, email us if you have any questions.
Mahalo! Aaron, Blake, & Peter
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IMPORTANT REVISIONS TO JUDGING PROCESS
Due to an extreme shortage of volunteer judges, Hawai’i Partners have found it necessary to modify the season schedule as follows:
- Judge Interviews “via ZOOM on Dec. 2, 2023” are CANCELED. Instead, all judge interviews will take place in-person at the League Tournament on Dec. 9. (Dean’s List Interviews via ZOOM on Nov. 25 are not affected by this change)
- Interviews are mandatory for the Inspire Award and Dean’s List, but optional for all other awards. Teams may opt out of the judge interview if they wish. Only the Inspire Award and Dean’s List have mandatory interviews.
- Teams wishing to be interviewed may sign up for a time slot when checking in at the Tournament. The sign up sheet will be on the event check-in table.
- Portfolios are still required for ALL awards. This has not changed.
- New League Tournament (Dec. 9) Start Time: 7:30am
Season Schedule (revised)
- League Meet #3 11/11 Sat. Kalani High School 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- League Meet #4 11/18 Sat. Assets School 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- League Meet #5 11/19 Sun. Island School, Lihue 10:30 am -3:30 pm
- League Meet #6 11/25 Sat. Mililani High School 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Dean’s List Interviews via ZOOM, 11/25 Sat. 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Awards/Judging Interviews via ZOOM, 12/2 Sat. 7:30 – 3:00 pm - League Tournament & Judge Interviews 12/9 Sat. Le Jardin Academy 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Hawaii Championship 12/10 Sun. Le Jardin Academy 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Dean’s List Nomination Deadline Nov. 15
- Dean List Awards Nomination period ends Nov. 15
- Download the Nomination Guide
- Dean’s List Interview-Only Event Nov. 25, 8:00am – 12:00pm via ZOOM
- Coaches and Nominees will receive interview appointment via email after nomination periods ends
FTC League season schedule UPDATED 10/22
UPDATED: Oct. 22, 2023
Mark your calendars!
Here is a listing of all Hawai’i League events along with teams competing at each one. Also included is an index to Hawai’i teams and their sponsoring organizations.
A team’s performance at League meets determine its’ seed position at the Tournament in December. League venues include ‘Iolani School, Island School (Lihue, Kauai), Kalani High School, Assets School (Alewa Hts), and Mililani High School. Questions and comments are welcome at <ftc@hawaiifirstrobotics.org>
Season Schedule of Events with Participating Teams List
- League Meet #1 10/28 Sat. ‘Iolani School 1:00 pm -5:00 pm
- League Meet #2 11/04 Sat. Island School, Lihue 10:30 am -3:30pm
- League Meet #3 11/11 Sat. Kalani High School 8:30 am – 12:30pm
- League Meet #4 11/18 Sat. Assets School 8:30 am – 12:30pm
- League Meet #5 11/19 Sun. Island School, Lihue 10:30 am -3:30pm
- League Meet #6 11/25 Sat. Mililani High School 8:30 am – 12:30pm
- *Dean’s List Interviews via ZOOM, 11/25 Sat. 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
- *Awards/Judging Interviews via ZOOM, 12/2 Sat. 7:30 – 3:00 pm
- League Tournament 12/9 Sat. Le Jardin Academy 8:00 am – 4:30pm
- Hawaii Championship 12/10 Sun. Le Jardin Academy 8:00 am – 3:30pm
Essential info from the Kickoff
Aloha Teams,
Welcome back for another exciting FTC season!
This post includes critical information we presented at the Kickoff. We urge every coach to review this info with the team. Also, be sure to add FTC event dates to your team calendar. As always, we welcome your questions and suggestions. FTC Partners can be reached at <ftc@hawaiifirstrobotics.org>.
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Season Schedule of events
- League Meet #1 10/28 Sat. ‘Iolani School 1:00 pm
- League Meet #2 11/04 Sat. Island School, Lihue 10:30 am
- League Meet #3 11/11 Sat. Kalani High School 8:30 am
- League Meet #4 11/18 Sat. Assets School 8:30 am
- League Meet #5 11/19 Sun. Island School, Lihue 10:30 am
- League Meet #6 11/25 Sat. Mililani High School 8:30 am
- League Tournament 12/9 Sat. Le Jardin Academy 8:00 am
- Hawaii Championship 12/10 Sun. Le Jardin Academy 8:00 am
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3 Components of Tournament and Championship
- Engineering Portfolio** (due 11/24/23, Midnight), a 16-page document summarizing the team’s research, planning, challenges, outreach, “Aha” moments, etc. See Game Manual 1 for guidelines and the Judge’s Rubric. Pay special attention to the rubric as it is your guide to preparation.
- Judge Interviews via ZOOM Sat. Dec. 2 (these will be scheduled in advance)
- 10 minutes total
- 5 min. Team Prepared Presentation**
- 5 min. Q&A
- Robot Game – competitive matches taking place in an arena. Judges observe each team in matches to assess robot performance.
**Presentation and Portfolio are required to qualify for awards.**
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BREAKOUT SESSION HANDOUTS [LINK]
PowerPlay Kickoff Review
Aloha Teams! We hope the Kickoff presentation and PowerPlay Game Reveal inspired you to meet the challenges of the new season. If you missed the in-person kickoff, no worries. The entire presentation (slideshow) with all available season details is posted on the Hawai’i FTC homepage.
League Event Selection Update
Coaches should be on the lookout for the Event Selection Form which is used to select your team’s preferred League Meet dates. The form will arrive via email in coming days, as soon as event venues are confirmed.
Kickoff Door Prize Winners!
Congratulations FTC Teams 20423 and 17063. Each took home a GoBuilda Strafer Chassis Kit. Mahalo to GoBuilda!
Congratulations also to Teams 6962 and 9378. These teams won a new Chromebook Laptop, courtesy of Assets Robotics (Assets School, Honolulu).
Kickoff Sweepstakes ends Sept 15!
Last Chance for teams to register for the Kickoff Sweepstakes
Four winners will receive a 2022-2023 POWERPLAY partial game set and scoring elements, a total approximate retail value of $290.00.
All teams need to do to enter is complete their 2022-2023 FIRST® Tech Challenge team season registration before September 15, 2022, at 12pm ET for a chance to win the Kickoff Sweepstakes.
If a team has already completed their FIRST Tech Challenge season registration for this season, they are already entered into the sweepstakes. Thanks for helping us spread the word!
