Upcoming Important Dates
12-24 through 1/1/25 FIN and FIRST offices closed
FIN FRC News
FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff is Saturday, January 4, 2025 Noon Eastern
Read the FRC blog post here about kickoff.
Indiana Kickoff Location Information
Please make sure to communicate with your kickoff location contact if you will have issues getting to the site in time for kit of parts distribution.
The distribution will start as soon as the reveal video is over and we don’t expect our hosts to stay any longer than 2pm in the time zone they are located. Make sure you know the time zone.
Surrogate Kit Pick-Up
If a team is unable to pick up its Kickoff Kit at the local kickoff selected, an alternate team may be designated to do so. The team unable to attend must be registered to pick up their Kickoff Kit at the local kickoff AND provide FIRST with an authorized surrogate kit pick-up letter, submitted/signed by the lead coach/mentor 1 or 2 or team administrator: 1) Your team number 2) the Kickoff location 3) the name and team number (if applicable) of the surrogate picking up the Kickoff Kit. All surrogate kit pickup letters must be received at FIRST by December 31, 2024.
For More Information
Please contact FIRST Team Support at 800-871-8326, extension “0” for general questions, or e-mail customerservice@firstinspires.org.
FIRST Choice by AndyMark Round 2 Opens Saturday, January 4
Noon Eastern and Closes Tuesday, January 13, 2025 at Noon Eastern.
Express Enrollment – 2 Minutes or LESS!
The new Express Enrollment application is available now for coaches/mentors in the United States and Canada with completed FIRST Youth Protection Screenings and provides a simplified experience on mobile and desktop to register and accept youth to FIRST teams.
FIRST lead coaches/mentors can generate web links or QR codes in the FIRST Dashboard to share with parents and guardians of their youth participants, granting access to the application.
Parents and guardians use the web link or QR code from the lead coach/mentor to register their youth to a team in a few simple steps. After applying to a team, coaches/mentors will need to accept the students through the FIRST Dashboard. Once the coach/mentor approves or declines the request to join a team, the parent/guardian is notified via email.
Please note that some regions may have additional steps to complete youth registration. If this is the case, your local Program Delivery Organization will contact you with further instructions.
Coaches/mentors can get started today by visiting the Team Contacts/Roster section of their Team Dashboard.
View Express Enrollment Coach/Mentor Instructions
View Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions
View Express Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
Volunteer Opportunities
FIRST is looking for coaches, teams, mentors, volunteers, partners, and others in the FIRST community to submit FIRST Championship Conference ideas.
December 2 – Application opened.
January 31, 2025 – Submission deadline
Indiana Mentor Bridge
FIN Alumni Database
Register your information in the FIN Alumni Database. Our Board of Directors and alumni committee are working on creating networking events, social gatherings, and more for the FIN Alumni community.
FIN Offices Closed