Washington DC I
FRC Event
December 6, 2025
DC International School
Presented in Partnership By
Location
DC International School
1400 Main Dr NW, Washington, DC 20012, USA
General event parking will be available in the lot at the intersection of 14th and Aspen st. If you need bus, trailer, or overnight parking during the event, those vehicles should be parked in the designated area in the Aspen Lot.
The 1400 Main Drive address is the one you should use to load in your robot- it brings you to the entrance on the same floor as our gym, in the horse-shoe shaped driveway. Please DO NOT bring robots or teams across the mini soccer field.
After your team and robot disembark at the 1400 Main Dr entrance, you should drive around to the 14th st and Aspen st gate to park.
Our school is in the heart of DC, which is wonderful for many reasons. However, parking is not one of them. If students can carpool or take public transport, that will be very convenient. If our lot fills up, there will be street parking available but you may have to walk a few blocks to get back to the building.
EAT
LUNCH & CONCESSIONS
Teams will be allowed to bring in outside food for this event
Each team will have a designated table space in our cafeteria for eating. Please do NOT bring food into the gym, as even very well-intentioned kids and fans can drop or spill food; this makes cleaning our carpet extremely difficult.
Teams can pre-order lunch from Kush Mediterranean Food truck using this link and are due by 12/1.
Concessions (breakfast items and snacks) will be available for teams starting at 8am.
FOR
COACHES
NEW THIS SEASON: No on-site paper consent forms.
Be sure to bring a paper copy of your roster to your event to turn into pit admin. Paper rosters can be printed from your Dashboard at FIRST Inspires. Your roster should have a green checkmark next to every team member AND coach/mentor. This indicates that all people associated with the team have signed a Consent and Release form.
Paper Consent & Release forms will NOT be available at qualifiers. If a student must use a paper form due to a language barrier or lack of internet/device access, please email frc-teams@firstchesapeake.org. We will coordinate with FIRST Inspires to provide an approved paper copy.
You will not compete without Consent and Release forms on file.
Event
Details
Friday | Program |
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5:00PM - 9:00PM | Pits and Inspection Open/Load In (5-person limit does not apply) |
8:00PM - 8:30PM | Field Open for Calibration |
Saturday | Program |
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8:00AM - 8:00 PM | Pits and Inspections Open |
8:00AM - 8:30AM | Field Open for Calibration |
8:30AM - 9:00AM | Driver’s Meeting |
9:00AM - 9:30AM | Safety Captains Meeting |
9:00AM - 10:30AM | Practice Matches |
10:30AM - 11:00AM | Opening Ceremonies |
11:00AM - 1:00PM | Qualification Matches |
1:00PM - 2:00PM | Lunch |
2:00PM - 7:00PM | Qualification Matches |
8:00PM | Pits Close |
Sunday | Program |
|---|---|
8:00AM - 7:00 PM | Pits Open |
9:00AM - 9:30AM | Opening Ceremonies |
9:30AM - 12:30PM | Qualification Matches |
~12:30PM - 1:00PM | Alliance Selections (8 minutes after last Qual. Match) |
1:00PM - 2:00PM | Lunch |
2:00PM - 6:00PM | Playoff Matches & Awards Ceremony |
~7:00PM | Pits close 30 minutes following the close of the Closing Ceremony |
Q & A Forum
If you have not already, make sure you check out and review the questions and answers on the FIRST Robotics Competition Official Q&A Forum. More questions and answers are added weekly.
Driver's Meeting Question Submission
Please submit driver's questions via the Driver's meeting question submission form below.
Inspection
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All teams must pass inspection before using the test area and participate in their qualification matches.
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Teams are encouraged to start the inspection process as soon as possible at the event to make sure to have plenty of time to complete the inspection process.
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To initiate the start of inspection, teams can send a representative to the robot inspection table.
Teams are encouraged to complete a self inspection using the inspection checklist found in the manual prior to the event as preparation for this process.
Pit Tables
Tables will not be provided in the pit area. Please bring your own if needed
Health & Safety
All team members and coaches are required to wear safety glasses when in the pit area and at the competition field. Chesapeake does not provide safety glasses and teams are responsible for safety glasses for their spectators to enter the pit.
Closed toed and heeled shoes and loose items including hair, must be secured for safety.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.