FIRST and team resources
Here are various resources that we have found helpful, and some more information on how we run our team.
Baseball Cards
- Baseball Card Template (MS Publisher) - Template for creating a card
- Team 2228's 2016 Card (PDF) - Our team's 2016 baseball card
- Team 2228's 2015 Card (PDF) - Our team's 2015 baseball card
- Team 2228's 2014 Card (PDF) - Our team's 2014 baseball card
During the Aerial Ascent competition season, Team 2228 created a custom baseball card to represent their robot. The following resources are provided for other teams interested in creating a card:
Award Resources
- 2016 Business Plan - Our award winning team business plan
- 2015 Business Plan
- 2014 Safety Binder
- 2014 Business Plan
- 2012 Business Plan - Our two-time award winning team business plan
- 2011 Business Plan - Our award winning team business plan
Team Resources
- Scouting Sheets - Our 2013 Ultimate Ascent scouting sheets
- Design Process - Our team robot design process
- Design Process Text Document - Our design process, in depth, and for those who fancy a "text-based" format
- Team Structure - Simple diagram of how we structure our team
- Mentor PowerPoint - Our PowerPoint for training mentors
- Sponsorship PowerPoint - A sample presentation to potential sponsors
- Recruiting presentation - Our presentation for prospective team members
- 2015-2016 CougarTech Handbook - Outlines team policies and practices
Other FIRST Resources
- Official FIRST Website - Official website for first competition information and programs
- FIRST YouTube Account - Official FIRST robotics YouTube account
- Official FIRST Forums - Official forums for FIRST related information
- Chief Delphi - A forum and resource for anything FIRST related
- FRC Official Blog - FIRST information, straight from the FRC Blog
- Instructions for Reversible Bumpers by Kbotics - How to make your own bumpers that can switch between red and blue alliance
Places To Buy Robot Parts
Sponsors