Team Blast: August 20, 2026

In this week's blast:
⚙️ Team Blast Update
⚙️ Verify your team details in the FIRST^® Dashboard
⚙️ Other FIRST Updates

Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

Team Blast Update: Starting this week, FIRST^® Robotics Competition Team Blast emails return to the weekly schedule. To catch up on any Team Blasts you may have missed during the summer, please check our Email Blast Archive.

Verify your team details in the FIRST^® Dashboard: As the FIRST CANOPY season begins, we’re asking all lead coaches to verify and update all team details in the FIRST Dashboard.

Important: Please confirm your contact information, including your team address/location, is correct in the system.

Fundraising Guide Resource of the Week: The Fundraising Guide is intended to be an introduction to fundraising for FIRST teams and covers the basics of why you should fund raise, how to prepare to fundraise, fundraising ideas, as well as information on sponsorships, grants, and record keeping.

Other FIRST Updates:

Connect with local FIRST teams and mentors on the Team & Event search page: Did you know you can connect with local teams and mentors using features available on the Team & Event Search page? Here's how:

👉 Share a contact email for your team so local mentors or other teams can reach out.
👉 Indicate if you are interested in mentoring another team.
👉 Share if you interested in being mentored and in what areas.

Lead Coaches can log into the FIRST Dashboard to add this information to their team profile. Once added, the mentoring options will display on the Team & Event Search page. Learn more about these features.