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​Hello San Diego FTC Teams!

(Please see the other links under the Season Info 2022-2023 tab for the league assignments, schedule and registration information!)
 
We are excited to see you soon at our first league meet! Below is an overview of the tournament structure we will be using this year. Please see the official game manuals for the full details about the league format referenced below.
 
Here are a couple important items for you to be aware of for our region:

1. Teams must provide a minimum of ONE (2 preferred!) volunteer at each event they participate in (exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis – email Victor Ciccarelli @ victor@rise4steam.org ). Information on how to volunteer for your events will be sent from your tournament / site hosts and/or volunteer coordinator Victor.
2. The San Diego region’s information will be posted on the region website: www.sdftc.org and will be emailed out via the eblast. If you are not receiving the eblast, please register for it on the website!

 
SDFTC uses the league format for our tournaments which looks like this:
 
Teams compete 4 weekends, once each in November, December, January, and February.
 
Weekends 1-3 are called league “meets.” During these meets teams will compete with a random alliance partner within their same league in qualifier matches against an alliance of two other randomly allied teams. Each team will accumulate scores which determine a team’s rank within their league. Please see the official FIRST game manuals for how these scores and rankings are determined. There is no judging during these first 3 weekends and no official elimination rounds.
 
Weekend #4 is called a league “tournament” and teams will be competing in additional qualifying matches during the tournament. The results of these qualifying matches will be used along with the team’s top 10 scores from weekends 1-3 to determine their ranking at the end of the league tournament qualifying rounds. The team’s total ranking at the end of these qualifying rounds will be used as the rankings for alliance selection at the league tournaments.
 
9 teams from each league will advance to the Regional tournament held in March based on the advancement criteria in the game manuals.
 
Attached are the league assignments this year. Fully registered teams were given a week+ to select their league. The remaining teams have been assigned to leagues randomly. League assignments are final and unchangeable at this time.
 
Some common questions:

1.  What if we are not ready for the first meet?

Ask for help!  We have experts and parts at The Hub.  We also have plenty of experienced teams willing to help between now and then.  Teams have shown up to their first tournament with a half-built robot in the past, got help to pull it together, learned a ton, and had fun.

1. What happens if our team misses a meet?

A team who misses a meet will be given zero scores for that meet which will naturally be the lowest that they would have accumulated during their first 3 weekends and subsequently dropped. But teams are highly encouraged to compete regardless of the status of their robot. The randomness of the meets minimizes any concerns teams should have about not being a good partner. Out of region teams are required to compete in all 3 league meets.

1. Can we change leagues mid-season?

No, this is not possible in the league format.

1. Will SDFTC be returning the end of meet “fun” optional elimination competitions that they use to hold for weeks 1-3?

Yes! SDFTC is working on a new way to offer these for this year. How these will work will be announced at a later time.
 
 
Go teams!
 
Questions? Just ask! Send an email to Victor@rise4steam.org for most questions or Matt Nilsen, Program Delivery Partner at sandiegoftc@gmail.com !