NM FTC Ultimate Goal Competition Schedule
Hello NM FTC Teams!
I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe! Here’s an update on NM FTC Ultimate Goal competitions:
Looking at our registration numbers, we do not have enough registered teams to utilize Qualifier events. We have decided to hold two Remote Scrimmages followed by a NM FTC Regional Championship. All NM teams are invited to participate in all three NM FTC events. There will be one flat competition fee allowing participation in all three events. I’m still working on calculating that fee but am trying to keep it as low as possible!
The two Remote Scrimmages will be Robot Competition only – with no judged awards! They will be held on:
- March 13 to March 19, 2021: Teams will have Saturday thru Thursday to make their competition runs and submit scores. We will hold the Remote Closing & Award Ceremony on Friday evening.
- April 11 to April 17, 2021: Teams will have Sunday thru Friday to make their competition runs and submit scores. We will hold the Remote Closing & Award Ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
The Remote NM FTC Regional Championship will be held April 26 thru May 2, 2021. Teams will have Monday thru Saturday to make their competition runs and submit scores. The Championship will include judging for the full suite of FTC awards! All judging except “Dean’s List” will be done remotely on Saturday, May 1. We will hold the remote closing ceremony on Sunday afternoon. Dean’s List judging will be done by scheduled appointments.
Note: We are keeping options open for having the robot competition and opening/closing ceremonies of the NM Regional Championship as a live in-person event should COVID conditions sufficiently improve. Judging would remain remote. We will make that call when we get closer to that event and will seek input from all teams. It would still be held in the same date window but with a different event schedule.
All events will be run using the FIRST Remote Event Hub. FIRST Tech Challenge is offering webinars for Teams to provide support and answer questions about our upcoming remote season. November Team webinars are below, these require a Team number for webinar registration.
- “Team Technical Troubleshooting,” on 11/10/2020 at 8:05 PM EST – Registration Link
- “Team Remote Scoring,” on 11/17/2020 at 8:05 PM EST – Registration Link
- “Team Gameplay,” on 11/19/2020 at 9:05 PM EST – Registration Link
You can find the archive for all Team webinar recordings here.
Please stay tuned for updates and please let me know if you have questions or concerns!
Jim Jackson, NM FTC Operational Partner, jjackson@firstpartners.org