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FRC: notes for mentors

Helpful Info for mentors

FRC Team Management Resources / Team Technical Resources

FRC Mentor Guide

Effective Mentoring

Team Administrator: This adult representative is the purchaser for the team. A finance contact may be best qualified for this role to facilitate the team registration payment and meeting payment deadlines. A team is not required to list a team administrator, as the lead mentors have full administrative rights. Team Administrators cannot invite students or mentors. Key duties are outlined below:

  • Submit the team registration payment for the season via the Dashboard. Pricing and payment information can be found on the Cost & Registration webpage.
  • Upload Sales Tax Exempt Certificate, if applicable.
  • Complete regrants and submit W-9 information.
  • Dashboard: Assist in maintenance and updates of Team Information.
  • Monitor the FIRST Robotics Competition Calendar for payment deadlines.

Team Organization / Effective Leadership

Recommended tools - by Spectrum 3847

Kit of Parts / KitBot

External Links and Info

FRC Competion Control @ WPILib - https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/index.html

FRC Mechanisms @ http://mechanisms.spectrum3847.org

Dashboards - SmartDashboard, Suffleboard, Elastic

Swerve Drive

Phoenix 6 Library or REV Hardware Client for motors

PathPlanner for autonomous programming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPrRsnVQgf4&t=74s

FIRST in Michigan YT playlists - https://www.youtube.com/@FIRSTinMichigan/playlists

2025 DEEP DIVE Season playlist by FiM - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6fCSvDccI_6x14eu3LHpufzYOLLnD0LZ

Template for season kickoff - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15k-FEtGXrCsaak8MXBG-Lja3ZCJLuewZil9kjyMbaFM/edit?slide=id.g2aa3268c151_0_266#slide=id.g2aa3268c151_0_266

OpenAlliance build threads on CD

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