Resources
Templates
Advocacy
- Email template for a bill that has not received a hearing
- Email template for a bill that has received a hearing
- Email template to invite legislator to STEM Day
- Legislative Conference Committee Letter of Support
Event resources
Mental Health
Outreach
- RC#1538 Best Practices for Community Outreach
- Spartan Series / Inventive Outreach and Your Team – Sarah Heimlich
Team Media
- Press release for team attending Regional
- Press release for new team
- FRC#254 Branding Guide
- Holy Cows FRC#1538 Brand Standard
- Spartan Series / 971 Storytelling Through Photos & Video – Steve Silverman
- Behind The Lines: Marketing and Branding
- FRC#1678: Graphic Design
- FRC#1678: Public Relations & Team Image
- Behind the Lines S04E02: Social Media #BestPractices with Spectrum FRC3847
- FRC Video Production by FRC#2741
Sponsor Resources
- Team 2530 Thank You and Business Plan
- Thank you card from Iowa Teams
Volunteer/Mentor recruitment
- Mentor Onboarding (for veteran mentors to bring on new mentors)
- FRC Training Manual from FRC Team 3847 Spectrum
- Insert for employee newsletter to recruit volunteers
- Letter to invite families to help team/volunteer
- Kell Robotics FRC#1311: Mentorship Initiative Videos
- Spectrum “How I Work” Blog Posts
Team Management Resources
- This is the year – Rich_Kressly
- The Science of Happiness Online Course
- Tribal Leadership Free Audiobook – FRC teams should be operating at Stage 4 or 5.
- Onboarding New Recruits – Allison Kneisler (3538)
- FRC#1241 – Business Playbook
- FRC#1241 – Suggested Team Structure
- 1114 Running an FRC Team Slides
- FIRST Fundraising Toolkit
- Georgia FIRST: Team Sustainability Videos
- How to Win Friends and Influence People
- Spartan Series/ Team 971 Sustainability – Wyn Schuh and Finbarr Crispie
- The 971 Approach
- Goal Setting with Mike Corsetto from 1678 – RSN Spring Conferences Presented by WPI
FIRST Train Videos for FRC Northland
- 2018 – FIRST is Everywhere
- 2019 – FIRST Train
- 2020 – Best Bot Ever
- 2022 – Let’s Go
- 2023 – Here Comes Our Bot
- 2024 – Shine So Bright
Connections in MN, ND, SD
- Robotics Hubs – FRC Community Organizations
- Minnesota Robotics Coaches Assocation (MRCA) email / Website
- FIRST Upper Midwest – FIRST Upper Midwest
Technical Resources
- FRC 3847 Spectrum Technical Manual
- To Compete Consistently and Effectively
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Drive Team Selection and Training
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Scouting/Alliance Selection
- Your scouts hate scouting and your data is bad: Here’s why
- Gettin’ Picky: A Guide to Alliance Selections (Part 1: The Picklist)
- Gettin’ Picky, Part 2: Alliance Selection
- Raider Robotics Scouting Whitepaper 2019
- Code Orange 3476 – Scouting 101 – 2012
- FRC#180 SPAMalytics Scouting System – 2020
- Citrus Circuits FRC#1678 Scouting System
- Spartan Series/ Scouting Management and Strategy – Jocelyn Baird
- Behind the Lines S04E03: Scouting 101 with 1678 Citrus Circuits, and 2056 OP Robotics!
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Judging and Awards
- Woodie Flowers Award Winners Round Table RSN Spring Conferences Presented by WPI
- The FRC Judging Process – RSN Spring Conferences Presented by WPI
- Spartan Series / FRC Judging: Maximizing Time & Content – Kristin Weiss
- Behind the Lines: Applying for Awards
- Best Practices for FRC Judged Awards
- How to Win More Awards by Kristine Atiyeh FRC#125
- How to Impress FRC Judges by Kevin Ross
- Judging 101 and Awards
- Judging Hints at the Regionals
- Dean’s List Judging Tips
- Team 2168 Woodie Flowers Award Process Overview
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Pit
FIRST Team Resources
- FRC Calendar | FIRST (firstinspires.org)
- Team Grant Opportunities Grant Opportunities | FIRST
- Team Management Resources Team Management Resources | FIRST
- FIRST Upper Midwest – FIRST Upper Midwest
- High Tech Kids (FLL and FTC in MN) – High Tech Kids – Build. Create. Thrive.
- FIRST Lego Leagues in South Dakota – FIRST® LEGO® League – EmBe
- FIRST Tech Challenge in North and South Dakota – Email: Lee Gillingsrud
- FIRST Lego League in North Dakota – FIRST LEGO League | University of North Dakota (und.edu)