FTC Judging 2016-2017FIRST Velocity Vortex

12/6/16Jeanne Boyarsky

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Judges view of day• Morning briefing, groups of 2-3• Team “interviews” and presentations• Pick top team(s) for each award• New groups by award• Observation• Deliberate• Write award scripts• Awards and high fives

Also: Match observersNotebook judges

Teams view of day

• Matches & scheduled judge presentation• More matches & visiting judges• More matches• Pick teams for eliminations• Final matches• Award announcements

Game animation

• Don’t need to know points• Should have general idea of game• Should know two periods exist

• Autonomous• Driver operated including end game

Brainstorm: what are some tasks?

• Auton park on vortex• Score in vortex• Claim beacon• Cap ball

AwardsAward Description

Inspire Overall

Think Engineering notebook

Connect Working with community/business

Rockwell Collins Innovate Creativity/uniqueness in robot

PTC Design Industrial design, ideally with CAD

Motivate Spirit/outreach

Control Sensors/software

Promote/Compass/Judges Optional

Team “interviews” and presentation

• Presentation or just Q&A• Mentor/coach/adults can be present, but

must not speak• Team hands engineering notebook• 10 minutes total – recommend timing self• 5 minute break for rubric• Take copious notes!

Goal of this phase

• Determine which teams are best for each award category

• Ask questions to see really did• Ask questions to see what forgetting to

mention• Remember: teams have the criteria

Practice

• Pretend to present as if I were a team for 30-60 seconds

• Have judges ask questions• Which award best for?

Judge deliberations – part 1

• With partner(s), put best team(s) on board• Discuss why teams are on there in case

one judging group saw stronger teams.• Remove teams if so• Pick judging groups by award

Example

Engineering Notebook

• Most awards require engineering notebook• Think award

• Judges stay in room• Look at notebooks in detail• Eliminate those without required elements• Pick best few

Example: Show Notebooks

• Team name and number• Sections (ideally table of contents)• Summary• Engineering – log, diagrams, etc• Team – outreach, team members, etc• Business/strategic/sustainability Plan

Observation

• Ask more questions• Directly compare teams• Observe teams competing, in pits, in

stands• Talk to teams not on list too so not obvious

and for morale• Goal: Ordered list of teams for award

Judge deliberations – part 2

• With partner(s), put ordered list on board• With judge advisor moderating, pick

winners for each award• Ex: Who gets Inspire

• Many teams go on from a qualifier• Many teams are really good

Award Scripts

• Observing group writes• Three sentences• Ok to be corny• Ex: of a team that used a tennis ball to park

on the vortex)• This team wowed us with their PARKING. The robot

was almost BOUNCING with excitement. We were almost GREEN with envy. The Innovate award goes to team XYZ, the RoboLizards.

What should I bring?

• Safety glasses (if have own; can borrow)• Comfortable shoes• Your sense of fun!

• You’ll be given water, breakfast and lunch.

Q & A

Remember to take the cert in VIMS

Also, recommended is to sign up as a Dean’s List interviewer and certify on that

Resources• Full game animation

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQLrcQbm8cg

• Manuals• https://firstinspiresst01.blob.core.windows.net/ftc/game-manual-part-

1.pdf• https://firstinspiresst01.blob.core.windows.net/ftc/game-manual-part-

2.pdf

• Engineering notebook • http://robokats.org/FTC/EngineeringNotebookFTCTeam2864.pdf• http://ftcgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bowled_over_sm.pdf• http://www.firstinspires.org/node/5226