PF-DOC 10 / 10 — FIELD MANUALJOIN THE FIRST® MISSION

START
A TEAM.

APPLIES TO: FLL & FTC — GLOBALLY
TEAM SIZE: 4–12 STUDENTS · 2+ MENTORS
GUIDES: PHOENIX FORCE MEMBERS & MENTORS

A rookie season can be exciting and overwhelming — but there are many resources to make it a pleasant journey. If this is your first season, we are there for you: to jump-start, and to get you confident enough to compete.

PHASE 0 — PRE-SEASON — BUILD A TEAM

4 STEPS

0.1Recruit team members — 4 to 12 motivated students.

0.2Formalize at least 2 adult mentors with complementary skills: planning & outreach, coding & robot building. Adult members must pass FIRST Youth Protection Screening (no cost). SCREENING STEPS ↗

0.3Schedule a parent meeting for orientation and team support.

0.4Formally register the team at FIRST — pay the fees, invite students and parents to create accounts at firstinspires.org. FIRSTINSPIRES.ORG ↗

PHASE 1 — SEASON — BUILD A ROBOT

5 STEPS

1.1Plan for and participate in the global season kick-off.

1.2Plan a season budget and fundraise. FIRST FUNDRAISING RESOURCES ↗

1.3Read the game manuals and mentor manuals.

1.4Order a robot kit from FIRST as part of registration, or from REV Robotics or goBILDA.

1.5Build, test, learn — and repeat.

WE'LL WALK IT WITH YOU

Phoenix Force team members and mentors can guide you through starting a FLL or FTC team — anywhere.

ASK FOR A MENTOR — PHOENIXFORCE10100@GMAIL.COM FIRST — START A TEAM ↗GAME MANUAL ARCHIVE ↗