League and Non-League Assignments

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon ! 
Event Sign up is now closed  and we have 207 teams participating in FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon. That 4 more teams than last season! And welcome to the 95 new people added today to our ftcoregon@ortop.org  Google Group

Getting Your Ducks (or Beavers or Wolves or Vikings, etc.)  in a Row for a successful Rover Ruckus season!

• Check the new updated roster - no more Relic Recovery references - it's all new with Rover Ruckus Names and Team #'s AND team league or non-league assignments. 
• Non-League teams - please check your assignment. About a 1/3 of all teams were not given their 1st preference. 
• Check Columns A, B and C. Does it say PAID, YES, YES? If so, your team has Paid the FTC Oregon event fee, is signed up for an event(s), and holds a nationally paid registration. 
• And if it says UNPAID, YES, YES ????  Payment information is HERE 
• ABOUT PAYMENTS TO ORTOP:  I am giving both non-league and league teams until November 16, 2018 to submit their payments to ORTOP.  After that date, any team not paid will need to pay the full cost of the program and will be ineligible to take a sliding scale discount.  
• Why the harsh payment deadline this season?  Truth is the amount of time we spent last season during tournament time, chasing down payments was time consuming and took precious time away from preparing for tournaments. We want teams to pay on time so that we can move on to do what we need to do. ORTOP FTC programs staff consists of Cathy Swider and Jacie Fortune. And I share Jacie's time with FLL and FRC and other ORTOP business.  

• NEXT: Check your FIRST Team Profile. Do you have a Lead Coach/Mentor1 and a Lead Coach/Mentor2? Have both passed Youth Protection Policy background screening? That is a requirement. Bonus! sign the electronic consent and release form. 

• NEXT: Bonus points! Have each team member create a FIRST account.  More about this went out yesterday in a national FIRST Team email blast. You can read about it here. 

UPDATED FTC Oregon Tournament Page - I deleted the sign-up information, cleaned it up highlighting links that are currently most useful . 

• Links to Printing Team Rosters for events  
• the New Inspection Policy - print and bring with you 
• updated League/Non-League  Pages with teams inserted and dates updated

ALSO - If you have heard rumors that FIRST Tech Challenge has a Live Scoring System like FIRST Robotics Competition, I confirm the rumors to be true. However, the software is still in BETA. Today version 0.5.1 was released with critical improvements for leagues. We'll be using paper score sheets until I feel the system is stable and reliable. I anticipate using live scoring by our QTs if not sooner.

UPCOMING THIS WEEK!  

• Friday, Nov 2 - Rose City League 
• Saturday, Nov 3 - SOAR, Silicon Forest, Cedar Mill (League Meet 1), Tualatin Valley 
• Wednesday, Nov 7 - Central Oregon (League Meet 1) 
• Thursday, Nov 8 - Mid-Columbia 
• Saturday, Nov 10 - North Coast (League Meet 1) 

As always, I am here to help you. Please do not hesitate to contact me.