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I101          *Teams must be registered with FIRST. Teams must be competition ready in order to compete in FIRST Tech Challenge official events and earn MATCH points or be eligible for judged awards.

A.      North America - competition ready requirements:

i.      complete annual registration process through the FIRST dashboard

ii.      pay annual registration fee

iii.      2 adults must be assigned in the Lead Coach 1/Lead Coach 2 roles and have passed Youth Protection Program (YPP) screening, and

iv.      complete any additional Youth Protection screening requirements (may vary from region to region.

v.      register all youth team members on the FIRST dashboard

B.      outside North America - competition ready requirements:

i.      complete annual registration process through the FIRST dashboard and

ii.      complete any additional requirements by the local FIRST Program Delivery Partner with regards to program fees, registrations and youth protection screening.

The local Program Delivery Partner may, in rare cases, make exceptions for delayed payment on a case-by-case basis. Teams who have not paid annual registration fees will not earn any official season record and will not be allowed to advance.

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I101          *Teams must be registered with FIRST. Teams must be competition ready in order to compete in FIRST Tech Challenge official events and earn MATCH points or be eligible for judged awards.

A.      North America - competition ready requirements:

i.      complete annual registration process through the FIRST dashboard

ii.      pay annual registration fee

iii.      2 adults must be assigned in the Lead Coach 1/Lead Coach 2 roles and have passed Youth Protection Program (YPP) screening, and

iv.      complete any additional Youth Protection screening requirements (may vary from region to region.

v.      register all youth team members on the FIRST dashboard

B.      outside North America - competition ready requirements:

i.      complete annual registration process through the FIRST dashboard and

ii.      complete any additional requirements by the local FIRST Program Delivery Partner with regards to program fees, registrations and youth protection screening.

The local Program Delivery Partner may, in rare cases, make exceptions for delayed payment on a case-by-case basis. Teams who have not paid annual registration fees will not earn any official season record and will not be allowed to advance.