Tournament registration for NY Excelsior Region teams is open mid-October through February (or until full).
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Team Guides 2021-22 (coming in November)
NY EXCELSIOR FIRST TECH CHALLENGE TEAMS
ALL EVENTS IN THE 2021-22 SEASON WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND MASKED.
The NY Excelsior (NY EXC) FIRST Tech Challenge community of teams proudly encompasses all of New York State except New York City and Long Island. So we may best serve our many teams, tournaments are closed to non-NY Excelsior teams.
Registration for Qualifiers will open in mid/end October. Thoroughly review the important details in the document linked above in the "Teams Register Here" button.
| NY EXC Region Kick-Offs | Sept. 18, 2021 | In-person and in-person with remote broadcast Kick-offs in the Albany, Buffalo, Peekskill, and Corning areas |
| Workdays/Scrimmages | Schedule | Free and fun! Practice for tournaments without the pressure! |
| Finger Lakes Qualifier | Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 | Penfield High School, near Rochester (Map) |
| REMOTE Qualifier |
Week-long Match Play: Sun.-Sat., Jan. 2-8, 2022 Judging: Jan. 7-8 |
Remote via Zoom. Priority will be offered to teams unable to compete in-person this season. Then, once we assess space, we may allow other teams in. |
| Peekskill Qualifier | Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 Postponed until Feb. 13, 2022 |
Peekskill High School, Peekskill (Map) |
| Corning Qualifier | Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 | Corning-Painted Post High School Fieldhouse, Corning (Map) |
| REMOTE MVCC/Utica Qualifier |
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 Jan. 23-29 |
Remote via Zoom |
| Albany Area Qualifier | Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 | Broadalbin-Perth High School, Broadalbin (Map) |
| Clarkson Qualifier | Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 | Clarkson University, Potsdam (Map) |
| NEW! NY Excelsior REMOTE Qualifier | Feb. 13-19, 2022 | Remote via Zoom |
| NY EXC—Dean's List Nomination Deadline | Jan. 15, 2022; 11 p.m. |
Read the Dean's List Nomination Guide—our deadline here is a custom one and therefore not in the guide |
| NY EXC Dean's List Interviews (Remote by Video/Phone) | Feb. 15-16, 2022 | NY EXC Interviews will take place on these dates via a scheduled video/phone conference. Schedule will be coordinated in the weeks after the nomination deadline. |
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Advancement**: Qualifiers will each advance approximately two to six teams to the NY EXC Championship. Number of advancement spots are yet to be determined as they will be proportionate to the actual number of teams competing at each Qualifier. Advancing teams are invited through announcements at each Closing Ceremony, and again via email to the Coaches thereafter. One-third of all our competing teams advance to the NY EXC Championship each season. **Advancement to the next tournament level is determined by team performance and awards. Outlined in great detail every season in Game Manual Part 1 Section 6.0 Advancement Criteria. |
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| **NY Excelsior Regional MVCC Championship | Sunday, March 6, 2022 | Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, N.Y. (Map) |
| Top two to four teams from the NY EXC Championship (**as per the "Order of Advancement") will advance to the World Championship in Houston, Texas. | ||
| FIRST World Championship | April 20-23, 2022 | Houston, Texas |
General FIRST Tech Challenge Event Schedule
7 a.m. — Volunteers Arrive
7-7:30 a.m. — Volunteer Meetings
7:30 a.m. — Teams Arrive and Check-in; Judges Interview Times Given
8-10 a.m. — Team Robot and Field Inspections
7:45-9:45 a.m. — Scheduled Judges' Interviews
9:50 a.m. — Driver's Meeting with the fabulous Head Ref
10:15 a.m. — Opening Ceremony
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Qualification Matches
12:30-1 p.m. — Lunch Break
1:10-3:30 p.m. — Qualification Matches Continue
3:30 p.m. — Alliance Selection
3:45-5 p.m. — Semi-Final and Elimination Matches
5:15 p.m. — Awards/Closing Ceremony
6 p.m. — Pit Cleanup and Load Out
*Please be aware that tournaments sometimes run long.