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* Judging as a whole went really well! For the most part, everyone got to say what they wanted to say.
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* The judges seemed to really like our robot and our team!
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* We also had some thoughts on showing more team spirit while we were waiting in line for judging.
 
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* Bullet point for each reflection
 
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|'''Scouting'''
 
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* Brad, Akhila, CJ, and Justin did most of the scouting for competition day.
 
* Brad, Akhila, CJ, and Justin did most of the scouting for competition day.
* Pit scouting went really well! They utiliized the 'divide and conquer' method, and split all the sheets and teams equally between scouts.  
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* Pit scouting went really well! They utilized the 'divide and conquer' method, and split all the sheets and teams equally between scouts.  
 
* Though it was really tiring, it was immensely fun to meet all the teams, see the robots, and check out all the different solutions for the same problem.
 
* Though it was really tiring, it was immensely fun to meet all the teams, see the robots, and check out all the different solutions for the same problem.
 
* Match scouting was not as smooth. Akhila and Laura found it really hard to flip between separate pages for each team. They will find another solution for the next qualifier.  
 
* Match scouting was not as smooth. Akhila and Laura found it really hard to flip between separate pages for each team. They will find another solution for the next qualifier.  
 
*They finally gave up, and decided to just take rough notes on their phones. They might try and ask FRC for their scouting methods, and see if those can be used at the next competition.  
 
*They finally gave up, and decided to just take rough notes on their phones. They might try and ask FRC for their scouting methods, and see if those can be used at the next competition.  
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*CJ and Justin drove alternatively for the competition. Justin won 2 mathces and lost one and helped the team advance from seventh to second. CJ also won two matches and lost one.
 
*CJ and Justin drove alternatively for the competition. Justin won 2 mathces and lost one and helped the team advance from seventh to second. CJ also won two matches and lost one.
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*During the competition, there was an emergency change to the robot, as the bottom of the tube was dragging across the field, so a slit was taken out of the bottom of the tube.
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* Brad worked on recording the competition, and with a shaky start, interviewed some of the team members to see how they thought our robot and alliances were doing, how our teamwork was, and how they were enjoying their first official competition of the season.
 
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Revision as of 02:00, 16 December 2014

Competition Season Meeting

Meeting Date Meeting Time Location Attendees
Saturday, December 6, 014 7:30am-5:30pm Wissahickon Middle School


Tasks Reflections
Judging
  • Judging as a whole went really well! For the most part, everyone got to say what they wanted to say.
  • The judges seemed to really like our robot and our team!
  • We also had some thoughts on showing more team spirit while we were waiting in line for judging.
Inspection
  • Bullet point for each reflection
Scouting
  • Brad, Akhila, CJ, and Justin did most of the scouting for competition day.
  • Pit scouting went really well! They utilized the 'divide and conquer' method, and split all the sheets and teams equally between scouts.
  • Though it was really tiring, it was immensely fun to meet all the teams, see the robots, and check out all the different solutions for the same problem.
  • Match scouting was not as smooth. Akhila and Laura found it really hard to flip between separate pages for each team. They will find another solution for the next qualifier.
  • They finally gave up, and decided to just take rough notes on their phones. They might try and ask FRC for their scouting methods, and see if those can be used at the next competition.
Driver Performance
  • CJ and Justin drove alternatively for the competition. Justin won 2 mathces and lost one and helped the team advance from seventh to second. CJ also won two matches and lost one.
operating performence
  • operating went pretty well but had it low and high points.
Programming
Mechanical
  • During the competition, there was an emergency change to the robot, as the bottom of the tube was dragging across the field, so a slit was taken out of the bottom of the tube.
Marketing
  • Brad worked on recording the competition, and with a shaky start, interviewed some of the team members to see how they thought our robot and alliances were doing, how our teamwork was, and how they were enjoying their first official competition of the season.


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