The following links are the instructions for youth registration. All participants are required to register through the FIRST dashboard. - Lead coaches only invite youth members that are 18 years old or older and can legally sign their consent form. - For youth members that are 17 years old and under, the lead coaches must send the Express Enrollment invitation/QR code directly to the parents/guardians to complete. There are 3 Links. - Youth registration instructions as a coach - Youth registration instructions for parents - Main FIRST page for youth registration.

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All coaches are required to complete the Youth Protection Program background screening. In Canada, this is done by Sterling Background checks. Attached here is a PDF provided by FIRST with information about the background check process.

Below are important dates to look out for. September September 10th - Coaches Meeting #1 3:30pm - Google Meet October October 23rd - Team Swag Order Deadline October 31st - Registration Deadline November November 12th - Coaches Meeting #2 November 13th - Youth Registration Deadline & Dietary Restrictions Due December 4th (evening) - December 5th Provincial Championship

Link to the FIRST website for FTC game and season materials. Many documents in this classroom come from this page.

A short guide for your team to prepare for your robot inspection. Teams must pass the robot inspection to participate in the robot game.

Here is a 2 page reference sheet for the robot game created by our head referee Sam! You can use this as a quick reference of the rules of BIOBUZZ. This document is not a "souce of truth" please refer to the comeptition manual as the "source of truth" for the rules of the game.

BIOBUZZ presented by RTX Field Walkthrough with Erin Fadden, the FIRST Tech Challenge Program Function Manager

Animated video giving an overview of the BIOBUZZ field, game, and rules.

A website with information on how to get started using the Control Hub in your robot kit.

Walkthrough from REV Robotics for setting up your Driver Hub.

Walkthrough from REV Robotics for connecting your Driver Hub to your Control Hub.

There are many free Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs out there for FTC teams to use. You can use these softwares to create 3D models. Beginner: Autodesk TinkerCAD - Free (Web) Intermediate: PTC Onshape - Free for FIRST Teams (Web, iOS, iPadOS, Android) Audodesk Fusion 360 - Free for FIRST Teams (Windows, MacOS, Web) FreeCAD - Free (Windows, MacOS, Linux) Advanced: Dessault Systems Solidworks - Free for FIRST Teams (Windows) Autodesk Inventor - Free for FIRST Teams (Windows) PTC Creo - Free for FIRST Teams (Windows)

Every team is required to have a BLUE and RED Robot Sign for their robot. This tells the referees which robot is on which alliance. This is a template that can be printed out. A sign printed on paper is not the only way to create your robot sign. Please read the robot construction rules in the competition manual for robot sign requirements.

This link shows the official wiring diagram for the Control Hub. Please note that this diagram applies to both REV and goBILDA kits, as they both use the same Control Hub system.

This website is your main guide for setting up and using your Driver Hub.

This website will show you how to configure your robot's motors, servos, and sensors in the Driver Hub so they can be used in your code.

This website will help you understand the LED blink codes on your Control Hub, Expansion Hub, and Driver Hub so you can identify problems and know what steps to take to fix them.

This website will help you fix common Control Hub issues, including connection problems, error lights, software updates, and communication between the Driver Hub and Control Hub.

This website will help you solve common Driver Hub problems, such as updating the software, fixing startup issues, and troubleshooting connection or charging problems.

A step-by-step guide to help you build the 2026–27 REV DUO FTC Starter Bot.

See what all the buzz is about! 🐝 Join Brad and John Taylor as they walk through the mechanisms and design decisions behind the 2026-27 REV DUO FTC Starter Bot for BIOBUZZ. Whether you're looking to pollinate new ideas, learn how each mechanism works, or kickstart your own design, this walkthrough gives you an inside look at the Starter Bot and the thinking behind it.

This page contains programming tutorials and related Control System documentation useful for configuring and programming Control System components.

This tutorial will take you step-by-step through the process of configuring, programming, and operating your Control System. This tutorial uses the Blocks Programming Tool to help you get started quickly.

This tutorial will take you step-by-step through the process of configuring, programming, and operating your Control System. This tutorial uses the OnBot Java Programming Tool to help you get started programming your robot.

AprilTags are visual indicators on the game field that teams can use as a reference for AUTO programs. This tutorial introduces what AprilTags are and how you can use them in your code.

VisionPortal is the interface for vision processing in FIRST Tech Challenge. This guide shows how your team can use VisionPortal in your code to enhance your AUTO programs with computer vision.

This website provides the software you must install on your computer to set up your robot. Use this tool to manage, update, and fix your robot's electronics throughout the season.

This PDF is a guide that explains how to use the REV Hardware Client to manage your robot's parts. It provides a breakdown of the software's three main tabs—Hardware, Downloads, and About—so you know how to connect your devices and perform software updates.

This document explains how to fix issues if the REV Hardware Client doesn't detect your robot's parts.

Each of these examples came from the website ftcportfoliolab.org. This is a website where teams can upload their portfolios from various seasons. You can filter the portfolios by season and by what awards they won. Please mind that the engineering portfolios you will see on this site are from teams in much larger regions than our own. Use these for inspiration and don't feel discouraged by all the content they have. Many of these teams have existed for half a decade or more. Team Without a Cool Acronym #16091 Season: 2022 Power Play Inspire Award Winner Potential Energy #19706 Season: 2023 Centerstage Think Award Winner JFK Robotics #23393 Season: 2025 Decode No Award Specified

A video created by the FTC team Red Beard Pandas about how you can prepare for your FTC judging. This video shows you what you should expect, how to structure your structured interview, and how to prepare for pit interviews. The video contains an example presentation.

Video from Brogan M. Pratt about how to create a fantastic FTC Engineering Portfolio

This guide was created by a FTC team, "Team Without a Cool Acronym". It is a fantastic resource for understanding how to structure your engineering portfolio.