A Presentation by Joe Passofaro

Mentor - FTC Teams 3855,3387,3385

FRC Team 2169, KING TeC

Transitions FTC - FRC

It’s just a bigger game

With a few more rules

Minimum Team Size

*Mechanical Engineering - 2

*Electrical Engineering - 1

*Programming - 1

*Strategy/Scouting -2

The Mature Team

*Mechanical Engineering - 6

*Electrical Engineering - 2+

*Programming - 2+

*Strategy/Scouting - 6+

CAD/Prototyping – current game/future games - 2+

Marketing - 2+

Finance/Fundraising – Sustainability - 1+

Chairman’s Award - 3+

Communications /Web Design- 2+

Business Planning - 2+

Build Team 6 - Drive Team 4 - Pit Crew 6

The Basics

• It’s a bigger team

• You need more sponsors &

$$

• You need engineering

mentors - eventually

• You need a larger space

• You need some place to

fabricate parts

• You have less time

• You have to ship your robot

Mentor

Captains

Heads of departments

Business Plan

Build, Travel Etc.

MechanicalElectrical

CAD

Programming

Scouting/Strategy

Marketing

Fundraising

Communications

OutreachPrototyping

Chairman’s Award

Build Team - Drive Team - Pit Crew

Web Site Dev.

Your Team

•Who do you haveStudents,Mentors

•Who do you needExpertise

•What do you haveEquipment, space

•What do you needFocus on The Minimum

•How much do you haveMoney, Money, $$$$$$

•How much do you needSponsors, Fundraisers

Create organizational chart

for your team – Fill in holes

Create an “Action Plan”

Appoint “Rules Master” -

have rules master oversee

entire build

Appoint “Tool Chief” -

keep work space clean

Set benchmarks from

action plan and follow them

Can You Compete

Let the awards be your

guide• Check the

Manuel

• Ask where

can your team

compete

• Try to

compete on

several levels

Critical Points

•Don’t overreachKeep it simple

•Don’t overreactAll things will pass

•Let the kids do the workIt’s their team

•Think aheadProto type, shipping, competition

•Leaving a legacySustainability, next year, year 10+

•Have FUNMemories and ties that bind

Success

•Rolling robot on the floorWhat you built works

•Functioning PitOrganized – Not Chaos

•ParticipationShipped on time, make every round

•EducationThe kids know more

•SustainabilityThe kids want to come back

•True SuccessThe kids had fun

Let The Games Begin