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Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

New Team Blast schedule: Team Blasts will transition to Tuesdays during the competition season starting Tuesday, March 5. If your team qualifies and registers for the 2024 FIRST^® Championship presented by BAE Systems, be on the lookout for Championship Blasts on Thursdays.

Events begin this week: Read the FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog to learn how your team can get ready for the 2024 CRESCENDO^SM presented by Haas season.

Event Surveys: After your team attends a FIRST^® Robotics Competition event, we’ll send you a short survey to learn about your experience. The link to the survey is sent to teams the Monday after the event and remains open for one week. Team feedback is important as it is used to improve FIRST Robotics Competition. We thank you in advance for your participation!

Gracious Professionalism^® at Events: Read this FIRST Robotics Competition blog post for a friendly reminder to utilize your Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition^® skills and to treat each other well at events!

FIRST^® Updates

Extended Team and Pit Admin Support Hours: Team Support will be available on Saturdays during competition event weeks from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET. For assistance, please call 1-800-871-8326.

FIRST and Career & Technical Education: Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares students to enter the STEM workforce through active, real-world project-based learning. CTE empowers students and adults by providing them with the academic and technical knowledge, skills, and abilities to be equipped for the workforce and beyond. FIRST recently launched Classroom to Career resources to help students bridge the gap from curiosity to career confidence.