Resources

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

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:

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

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