Volunteer Details for Northern California FTC Championship Tournament
Saturday February 21 & Sunday February 22d

 

Directions to School:

James Logan High School 
1800 H St, Union City, CA 94587  

 
Google Map        

From I-880, Take Decoto Road Exit.  Head west to Alvarado Niles Rd. Turn left onto Alvarado Niles and then right on H Street.  Parking Lot is on left – across from Theatre.

From I-680, Take (north) Mission Blvd Exit – rte 238.  Head north/west on 238.    In ~4.7 miles, turn left at Nursery Avenue and then right onto Niles Blvd which becomes Alvarado Niles Rd and H street is just past Decoto Road.   

Campus Map & Parking

Campus Map    – Competition in Pavilion.  Pits in Student Union.  Judging will be in classrooms (TBD)

Street View of Pavilion :   Best entrance to the main parking lot is ACROSS the street from the Theatre.    We will be blocking off the very small lot just in front of the Pavilion.

We will be blocking off the small lot in front of the Pavilion.

What to Bring (or NOT)

 

  • Your smile, patience and Gracious Professionalism!   FIRST Standards of Conduct
  • SAFETY GLASSES or side shields – if you have them
  • Recommended to wear comfortable, closed toe shoes
  • For many of the techical positions (Judges, Referees, FTA, Inspectors), a conflict of interest form will also be required.
  • For those that did not fill out the release and consent form online in VIMS,  we will have forms to fill out.  Anyone under 18 years old must have this signed by a parent or guardian!    

What to Expect

WHEN YOU ARRIVE,  please go to the Pavilion Lobby and check-in.   That is where we will have volunteer check-in.

 

ON SATURDAY:    

At 3pm, we will start PIT setup and then the COMPETITION AREA setup.

At 4pm, we will start TEAM CHECK-IN as well as robot inspections and judging.  Team Check-in will be in the Pits which is in the Student Cafeteria/Student Union.

ON SUNDAY:   Team pits open at 8am. 
The early morning will be spent:

  • Team checkin –   
  • final robot inspection –  for those that did not pass or complete this on Saturday
  • judging interviews  –  for those that did not pass or complete this on Saturday

 

 

We will have Opening ceremony at ~10am, followed immediately by the beginning of the qualification rounds.  The qualifying rounds will finish in the early afternoon, after a short lunch break. Our goal is to finish all qualifying rounds no later than 3pm  – we need your help to make this happen   

Once qualifying matches are complete, we will hold alliance selection for each division.  We will have 4 Alliance Captains that will each select 2 partners.    Alliance Selection will be followed by a short break, and then the elimination rounds.

 

The end of the elimination rounds will be followed by the presentation of awards, and the closing ceremony.   We would really like to be all done by ~6pm but we need your help to do that.

 

Preliminary Tournament Schedule on Sunday

8:00 AM PITS Open – Team Check-In
8:15 AM Judging & Inspections  (for teams that did not do this on Saturday)
9:30 AM Judging & Inspection Ends  (latest)
10:00 AM Opening Ceremony
10:30 AM Qualification Matches Start
12:15 AM Lunch Break
1:00 PM Qualification Matches Continue
3:00 PM Qualification Matches Completed
3:15 PM Divisional Alliance Selection
3:30 PM Alliance (SemiFinals / Final) Rounds Start
6:00 PM Awards Ceremony
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