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FTC Season Targets & Strategy

Target Awards

As FIRST Tech Challenge Team Wilsonic Boom (#33001) from Wilson's School, we strive for excellence across engineering innovation, software control, community outreach, and gracious professionalism.

9
Major FTC Awards
4
Judging Categories
100%
Gracious Professionalism

Overall Excellence

1 Award
Inspire Award

Inspire Award

Highest Priority

The most prestigious award given to the team that best embodies the 'challenge' of the FIRST Tech Challenge program.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Example of Gracious Professionalism® and positive team spirit
  • Engaging, comprehensive, and well-structured Engineering Portfolio
  • Robust community outreach and STEM advocacy
  • Competitive on-field robot performance with solid design principles
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Maintaining a rigorous engineering notebook with daily design updates, CAD breakdowns, and hosting community STEM workshops."

Machine, Creativity, Innovation (MCI)

3 Awards
Design Award

Design Award

High Priority

Recognizes industrial design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Thoughtful and efficient industrial design choices
  • Clean wiring, robust fasteners, and reliable mechanical layout
  • Aesthetics matching team branding without sacrificing functionality
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Focusing on CNC-milled structural plates, custom wire-management channels, and sleek aesthetic panels."
Control Award

Control Award

High Priority

Recognizes a team that uses sensors and software to increase robot functionality on the field.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Sophisticated autonomous routines utilizing encoders, vision, or IMU guidance
  • Clear documentation of control algorithms (PID, odometry, state machines)
  • Reliable sensor integration providing a clear competitive edge
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Detailing our custom Road Runner odometry tuning, AprilTag vision alignment, and closed-loop PID controls."
Innovate Award

Innovate Award

Targeting

Celebrates a team that thinks outside the box and has an innovative, creative, and reliable robot design solution.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Elegantly designed, unique mechanical or electrical component
  • Clear conceptual documentation and patent-style description
  • High reliability and effectiveness during match play
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Showcasing our custom-engineered active intake and precision scoring mechanism with thorough stress-testing data."

Team Attributes (TA)

3 Awards
Connect Award

Connect Award

High Priority

Awarded to the team that most successfully connects with their local community, engineering professionals, and the FIRST family.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Active collaboration with local STEM professionals and mentors
  • Networking with other FTC/FRC teams to share resources and knowledge
  • Demonstrated passion for spreading FIRST awareness outside meetings
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Partnering with local tech companies, mentoring rookie teams, and hosting community robot demo days."
Reach Award

Reach Award

Targeting

Celebrates a team that has successfully introduced and recruited new people into FIRST.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Clear outreach objectives supporting the broader FIRST community
  • Active recruitment of new students, coaches, mentors, or volunteers with no prior FIRST experience
  • Creative and evolving approach to outreach and marketing materials
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Tracking concrete 'FIRST conversions' by recruiting new rookie mentors and launching targeted local school STEM sessions."
Sustain Award

Sustain Award

Targeting

Recognizes a team that has established the leadership, financial resources, and organizational practices for long-term continuity.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Clear plans for long-term financial sustainability and season planning
  • Project management competency tracking progress toward sustainability goals
  • Intentional leadership development processes for preparing future student leaders
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Establishing a robust alumni network for remote mentoring and implementing a multi-tier student leadership handover plan."

Other Awards

2 Awards
Think Award

Think Award

High Priority

Given to the team that best reflects the journey taken through the engineering design process in their portfolio.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Clear engineering portfolio documenting design iterations and trade-offs
  • Effective use of CAD, prototyping, and rigorous testing notes
  • Thorough explanation of mathematical and scientific engineering principles
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Highlighting our iterative CAD models, failure analysis reports, and software testing logs."
Judges' Choice Award

Judges' Choice Award

Special Recognition

Given by the judges to a team whose unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition.

Key Criteria & Focus:
  • Unique team characteristics or hurdles overcome during the season
  • Special standout moments that caught the judges' attention in the pits or field
WilSonic Boom Strategy:
"Remaining approachable, enthusiastic, and exceptionally helpful to neighboring teams in the pit area."

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