Who: Any FRC team.

What: A practice FIRST Robotics Competition based on the 2024 FRC game Crescendo.

When: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 (and optionally Sunday, February 18th)

Where: Eagan High School, 4185 Braddock Trail, Eagan, MN 55123

Why: To provide practice on a representative field and to teach new team members about the atmosphere of a robotics competition.  We will have Robot Inspectors and a full machine shop with professional machinist available for any last minute fabrication needs.

Bonus: Registered teams can also leave their robot in their pit overnight and use the field for informal practice on Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00pm. Unlimited practice matches on Sunday will be on a first-come-first-served basis and will continue to be run by the Field Management System (FMS).

How to sign up: Fill out the registration form with your team’s information. Registration deadline is Wednesday, February 14th. No registrations will be accepted after Wednesday, February 14th.

Meals: Meal tickets are $7/meal if pre-ordered AND paid in advance (by Friday, February 9th); additional meal tickets are available the same day for $8/meal. We appreciate your support of Eagan Robotics Team 2220 to help us defray the costs of hosting this event by not bringing in outside food.

Safety: All participants are expected to bring their own personal safety glasses; there will be limited on-site availability.

Team Assistance: We will have a professional machinist on duty in case modifications to your robot are required. We also have a variety of resources for wiring (including 6 AWG), pneumatics and bumpers to help you finish or modify your robot. Robot Inspectors and a Lead Robot Inspector are available to inspect your robot or answer rules questions.

Recycling Drive: As part of our Week Zero Recycling Drive we will be offering computerized testing of your batteries to help you determine viability, battery cable connection inspection, and collection of old or failing robot batteries to be recycled.

Student Volunteer Opportunities: Any teams that have students interested in volunteering to help Emcee or participating in the on-field singing of the National Anthem should contact us at team2220@eaganrobotics.com

Raffle: We will be having a raffle with a variety of prizes and are asking teams to consider donating a team T-shirt or other promotional items with your team logo/number for the raffle. Please let us know in advance if you are able to donate any items. They can be brought the day of the event. We hope the raffle will provide camaraderie and make for a more fun event.

Note: Your participation in this event is granting permission to have your likeness, photo, and video used in event and team publicity.

Saturday Schedule
7:30 am Pits Open
8:00 am Field Open for Calibration
8:20 - 8:40 am Safety Captain Meeting (Room 80)
8:40 am Drivers Meeting on the Field
9:00 - 10:00 am Field open for Practice matches (first come first served)
9:00 - 9:30 am Impact Award Roundtable (Room 80)
9:30 - 10:30 am Cookies, College & Careers Women in STEAM (Room 80)
10:00 - 12:00 pm Field Open for Scheduled Matches
10:30 - 11:30 am - Q&A with an LRI in the Pits
11:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch
12:00 - 12:30 pm Match Catch-up Time
12:30 - 5:00 pm Matches Continue
3:15 pm Awards
5:00 pm Matches end
5:00 - 6:00 pm Cleanup and Loadout

Our goal is to provide a minimum of 7 matches per team! Due to the shortage of game pieces, we are asking teams to bring game pieces (marked with team number) if you have any available. This will reduce the likelihood of us having to actively recycle game pieces during matches. We may have a limited number of game pieces available for sale at the end of Saturday.

There will also be a designated ‘Quiet Room’ available near the event entrance for those needing to de-stress and take a break from the typical event activities. It will be available Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and supervised by a designated adult.

Sunday Schedule
12:30 pm Pits Open
1:00 - 5:00 pm Field open for unlimited Practice matches (no concessions available)
5:00 - 6:00 pm Cleanup and Loadout

To sign up for this event go here.