11.5 FIRST Championship Eligibility
Each District determines the number of FIRST Leadership Award, FIRST Impact Awards, Rookie All Star Awards, and Engineering Inspiration Awards to present at their District Championship, within a range established by FIRST. The team counts are based on the team representation of the respective District at the Championship. For the awards, ranges are developed by using ratios agreed upon by FIRST and District Leadership. These ranges allow each District to represent their own community as they see fit.
- For the FIRST Impact Award, the ratios range from one FIRST Impact Award team for every 18 Championship District teams to one FIRST Impact Award team for every nine Championship District teams.
- For the FIRST Leadership Award Finalist, the ratios range from one FIRST Leadership Award Finalist for every nine Championship District teams to one FIRST Leadership Award Finalist for every six Championship District teams.
- All Districts, regardless of FIRST Championship Slot allocation, may award one or two Engineering Inspiration and Rookie All-Star Awards.
The following teams competing in the District model earn a Merit-Based Qualifying slot:
- District Championship
o FIRST Impact Award Winners
o Engineering Inspiration Award Winners
o Rookie All-Star Winners (the judges can decide if they present this award or not)
o Winning Alliance members
- as many teams in District-points total order to fill the Allocated FIRST Championship slots granted per the table below.
Districts receive the percentage of 'available slots' at FIRST Championship, rounded up to the nearest whole slot, equal to the percentage of teams they have in their District compared to the total of all FIRST Robotics Competition teams. 'Available slots' are calculated by taking the total number of slots at FIRST Championship and subtracting the number of pre-qualified teams. This overall calculation uses a ‘snapshot’ of teams that have registered and paid as of three weeks after initial season payment was due.
Table 11‑8 District FIRST Championship and awards allocations
|
District |
Allocated FIRST Championship Slots |
FIRST Impact Award Winners |
FIRST Leadership Award Finalists |
Engineering Inspiration Award Winners |
Rookie All-Star Award Winners |
Woodie Flowers Award Finalists |
|
FIRST California |
46* |
2 per DCMP |
4 per DCMP |
1 per DCMP |
1 per DCMP |
1 per DCMP |
|
FIRST Chesapeake |
19 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
FIRST in Michigan |
83 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
FIRST in Texas |
28 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
FIRST Indiana Robotics |
12 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
FIRST Israel |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
FIRST Mid-Atlantic |
23 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
FIRST North Carolina |
15 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
FIRST South Carolina |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
FIRST Wisconsin |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
NE FIRST |
32 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Ontario |
21 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Pacific Northwest |
21 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Peachtree |
13 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
* Due to the strong geographic concentration of teams in two main regions of California, there are two separate District Championships, but California will remain as one district. Teams in California can compete and earn points in any District Qualifier event in California. Teams are ranked based on the region they are located in (Northern or Southern California) and advance to one of two District Championships. The top 46 teams from the entire District advance to FIRST Championship.
