FRC Data Logging and Visualization — Why and How?

Award Preparation and Pit Judging 101

Points are points! This presentation covers effective strategies for preparing your team to share your best stories with judges at your FRC competition. Watch this presentation to:  

1. Confirm best practices for defining your story and applying the awards to your team’s work (and not your work to the awards) 

2. Give you tools to help reframe the Pit Judging interviews into a situation where your students feel comfortable and in control

Team Structure and Sustainability

Organization, sustainability, empowerment! This presentation covers how having a team structure builds confidence and life skills in FRC students. Watch this presentation to:  

1. Learn about why it's important to have a team structure 

2. See an in-depth description of what an example of team structure is

Building Better Robots Faster with Altair Inspire

Bend and break less! This presentation covers ways that FRC teams can use Altair software. Watch this presentation to:  

1. See case studies on how FRC teams around the country use Altair software to achieve their goals 

2. Level up your approach to building FRC robots

Mechanical Design Tips for FRC Success & Reliability

YMMV! This presentation covers years and years of lessons learned while building FRC robots. Watch this presentation to:  

1. Learn how to standardize fasteners

2. Avoid common failure points such as press-fit bearings and crushed tubing

3. Save weight 

4. Laugh out loud, a lot

Encouraging Self-Advocacy in Students

Set students up for success! This presentation covers tips and tricks for defining self advocacy for your team and what your goals may be for this shift in approach. Watch this presentation to:  

1. Understand the framework needed for encouraging students to seek out any opportunity 

2. Building confidence through structured opportunities and the ability to fail safely  

3. Remember that not being exclusive is not the same as being inclusive 

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Prototyping to Final Subsystem

Systems. Systems! SYSTEMS! This presentation covers ways that having a system can help with literally anything. Watch this presentation to:  

1. Apply a system to everything from coaching to prototyping to design review

2. Find effective communication strategies during build season 

3. Nerd out on project management

Fundraising for FRC

Craft your story! This presentation breaks down raising money into manageable steps while highlighting why, how and what your team does. Watch this presentation to:  

1. Understand why your team story matters for fundraising 

2. Learn tips and tricks for planning small and large fundraisers 

3. Feel comfortable making the ask with sponsors and grants

Onshape Best Practices for FRC

Start early! This presentation covers things to think about before your season starts and ways to stay organized as you CAD your FRC robot with Onshape. Watch this presentation to:  

1. Create your preseason setup

2. Learn an overview of Top Down Design

3. Review Part Studios & Performance

4. Review Assemblies & Performance

Effective Student Leadership Development

What era are you in? This presentation covers strong examples of cultivating student leadership over many years. Watch this presentation to learn why to invest in student leaders, find key principles for developing leadership skills an enjoy a lot of TSwift references!

Student Experience

What if? This presentation highlights lessons learned in uplifting the student experience from 2024 Woodie Flowers Award winner Coach Norm Morgan from FRC 2468.