Team Blast: February 27, 2025

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In this week's blast:

⚙️ New Team Blast Schedule
⚙️ Events Begin This Week
⚙️ Event Surveys
⚙️ Extended Team and Pit Admin Support Hours
⚙️ Adventure is Calling in 2025-2026
⚙️ FIRST^®Robotics Competition Blog Updates
⚙️ Pit Set-Up Resource

Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

New Team Blast schedule: Team Blasts will transition to Tuesdays during the competition season starting Tuesday, March 4. If your team qualifies and registers for the 2025 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 2025 REEFSCAPE^SM presented by Haas season.

Event Surveys: After your team attends an 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!

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, visit our live chat, or email customerservice@firstinspires.org.

Adventure is Calling in 2025-2026: From energy exploration to show-stopping art to our planet’s vast oceans – where will our students go next? Watch our teaser for your first look at the 2025-2026 FIRST Robotics Competition season theme. Grab your gear, and discover the next FIRST season theme this April.

FIRST Robotics Competition Blog Updates:

✏️ Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition

✏️ FIRST Reporting Portal gets an Update!

Resource of the Week: This week’s resource is the Pit Set-Up Worksheet. This worksheet was created by The Compass Alliance and helps teams figure out how to layout and set up their pit.

Upcoming Important Dates:

⚙️Wednesday, February 26 – Sunday, March 02 - Week 1 Competition Events
⚙️ Wednesday, March 05 – Sunday, March 09 – Week 2 Competition Events