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Infinite Recharge Kickoff

On January 4, thousands of FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams from all across the globe gathered around computers to watch the FIRSTinspires blueallaince.com live stream at the exact same time. The 2020 FRC game had not been released prior to this moment. Of the thousands of teams gathered, 25 attended the only official FRC kickoff in Arkansas, hosted by Team 3937, Breakaway.

Teams gathered to discuss the new game

The Day

Teams started out the day by watching the official FIRST Livestream in the Harding Academy auditorium. Afterward, students moved to the gym where each team had a strategy meeting. To conclude the day, a variety of classes ranging from programming and scouting to outreach and Chairman’s were offered to students. Classes were led solely by volunteer coaches, mentors, and students. Liz Fisher, Breakaway’s Chair of the Chairman’s department, led a class on the Chairman’s award. Breakaway’s scouting department also led a class on game strategy and alliance selections.

Breakaway team member, Liz Fisher, teaching a Chairman's class

The Game

Infinite Recharge involves two alliances of three teams each. The game centers around a futuristic city known as FIRST City. Each alliance competes to perform various tasks, including shooting foam balls known as Power Cells into goals or varied heights to activate a Shield Generator. Teams also manipulate a Control Panel to activate this shield. At the end of the match, teams return to the Shield Generator to park or climb at the end of the match. The overall objective is to energize and activate the shield before the match ends and asteroids strike FIRST City.

Breakaway members, Theo and Parker, discussing the strategy of Infinite Recharge

This Season

This season has gotten off to a stellar start! We’ll be competing at 2 regionals this year. The Arkansas Rock City Regional is March 4-7 and The Smoky Mountain Regional is March 25-28. We can’t wait to see what this season has in store for us!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!!

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