Hi,

Are there any FTC teams taking kids closer to Ashburn? My son will be joining high school this year and is hoping to join one. 

I would love to start an FTC team, but a bit apprehensive  being new to FTC and I already am coaching an FLL team privately. If there are any like minded parents/volunteers please let me know so that we can start a new team.

Thanks,
Purna


On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:13 PM, B Bergenstock <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I am not in that area, but I moved up to FTC this past season.

"Are the seasons the same as FLL?"
 The answer is yes and no.  FTC works differently then FLL. In FTC, a team can to more than one competition (season is announced in September same as FLL, but competitions run from mid Dec to late March), and teams can plan their season for when they register for their competitions.   I'm a nut,  so after this past FLL season, THEN my team began a FTC season, and in 1.5 months had a cool robot.  We went to late competitions and were done by March.  Teams can sign up for two competitions and can put themselves on a waiting list for more. If they have spots available at the other competitions, they will let you know about a week or less before the Saturday event. 
    So are they same? They can be, but you can also push yourself to do them consecutively. 
    I felt blessed that this year's field, which in FTC you build yourself from hardware parts, was a simple PVC pipe "board". Last year's was more complicated with ramps, lots of baskets and other assorted field parts.
Brandy


On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Jennifer Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Are there any teams or people in the know about FIRST Tech Challenge in the
area between Harrisonburg and Charlottesville?

Are the seasons the same as FLL?

Thanks,
Jennifer
Brick Busters '11, '12, '13

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