Team Email Blasts

Team Email Blast Archive

Team Blast 12-4-2025:

• ICYMI - A Sneak Peek
• FIRST Championship Conferences now accepting proposals
• Animation & Storytelling Webinar
• Founder's Reception
• Blog Update: 2026 KitBot Shopping List, Counting Down to 2026 Kickoff
• Resource of the week: Suggested Tools
  
  

Team Blast 11-27-25:
No Team Email Blast - U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday.

Team Blast 11-20-25:

• Safety Animation Award deadline is today!
• Upcoming MySite Roll-Over deadline
• Holiday hours
• Express Enrollment & Express Mentor
• Blog Update: 2026 Game Hint #3
• Resource of the week: Telemetry
  
  

Team Blast 11-13-25:

• Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit Release
• Upcoming payment deadline
• Kit & Kickoff Registration
• Blog Update: Upcoming Important Dates!
• Resource of the week: Fundraising Guide

Team Blast 11-6-25:

• Founder's Reception
• Upcoming payment deadline
• Grant funding and purchase orders
• FIRST Overnight Lockbox address change
• Additional inter-district event registration now open
• Blog updates: New Global Lead Robot Inspector
• Resource of the week: Kickoff Worksheet

Team Blast 10-30-25:

• Submitted Awards portal now open
• Additional event registration now open
• Event volunteer registration
• FIRST Lockbox address change
• 2026 Inspire the Future: FIRST Recognition Program
• Blog updates: 2026 Robot Rules Preview
• Resource of the week: Drive Coach Best Practices

Team Blast 10-23-25:

• Second Event Preferencing closing today
• Late registration for second events
• Additional event registration
• Submitted Awards opening soon
• Safety Manual
• Extended hours
• Blog Updates: New FIRST Robotics Competition Trainings!
• Resource of the week: Inside Look at the Judging Process

Team Blast 10-16-25:

• Second Event Preferencing
• New Event Posted
• Safety Animation Award Open
• New Mentor and Team Features
• FIRST^® Robotics Competition Trainings
• Blog Updates: Recognizing and Addressing Mental Health Concerns & Driver Coach Best Practices
• Resource of the week: Mental Health

Team Blast 10-9-25:

• Late registration for first events
• Second Event Preference opens next week
• FIRST Lockbox address change
• Holiday hours
• Gene Haas Foundation
• Blog Updates: New Mentor Training, Team Connectivity &More; 2026 Season Award Updates; 2027 Control System Testing Reminder; Team Housing for the 2026 FIRST Championship
• Resource of the week: Prototyping

Team Blast 10-2-25:

• Round 1 Event Preference
• Late registration for first events
• Regrant portal is now open
• Program deadlines
• Resource of the week: Mentor Guide Resource

Team Blast 9-25-25:

• First Event Registration, First Preference
• Kit & Kickoff Registration 
• Express Enrollment / Express Mentor
• Blog Updates: 2026 Event Updates
• Resource of the week: Effective Leadership

Team Blast 9-18-25:

• First Event Registration, First Preference
• 2026 Event Listings
• Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out
• 2026 Inspire the Future: FIRST Recognition Program
• Extended Hours
• Resource of the week: Programming 101

Team Blast 9-11-25:

• Updated Login Experience 
• NASA Team Grant
• First Event Registration, First Preference
• DonorsChoose Funding Opportunity for FIRST Educators (U.S.) 
• Qualcomm & FIRST
• Blog Updates: Animation Awards for FIRST AGE Season
• Resource of the week: Budget Template and Examples

Team Blast 9-4-25:

• Express Enrollment / Express Mentor
• Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out
• Resource of the week: Event Preferencing Resources

Team Blast 8-28-25:

• FIRST Dashboard Login 
• Youth Protection Screening Renewal Reminder
• Extended Hours
• Holiday Hours
• Blog Updates: Regional Advancement for the 2026 Season
• Resources of the week: Sponsor Packet Templates

Team Blast 8-21-25:

• Team blast schedule
• Grant season
• Blog Updates: KitBot & Opt-out Reminder
• Resource of the week: Learn how to read Stacktraces

Team Blast 8-7-25:

• New Login Experience
• 2026 Season Registration
• Drivebase & Black Tote Opt Out reminder
• Blog Updates: REEFSCAPE^SM by the Numbers Part 3
• Resource of the week: Fundraising Guide

• Youth Protection Screening Renewal Reminder
• Team Tip - Delegate and Designate
• Resource of the week: Team Recruitment

Team Blast 7-10-25:

• FIRST Account maintenance reminder
• 2026 season registration
• Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out
• Season calendar
• Blog Updates: Pre-Orders for 2026 Game Pieces 
• Resource of the week: Community Engagement Worksheet

Team Blast 6-26-25:

• Regranting deadline is June 30
• Holiday Hours
• Youth Protection screening renewal reminder
• Blog Updates: SystemCore Alpha Testing & Gracious Professionalism® Stories 
• Resource of the week: NASA RAP Robotics Design Guide

Team Blast 6-12-25:

• Regranting deadline is June 30
• Juneteenth Holiday Hours
• Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out
• Blog Updates: Team Carpet Sales

Team Blast 5-29-25:

• End of Season survey
• Season Calendar
• Regranting deadline is June 30
• Blog Updates: More REEFSCAPESM by the Numbers + new legal devices; Differentiating FIRST Programs
• Resources of the week: Structure & Organization Worksheet

Team Blast 5-15-25:

• End of Season survey
• 2026 Season Registration now open!
• Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out now available!
• Team Blast schedule
• Blog Updates: REEFSCAPESM by the Numbers
• Resource of the week: Outreach Plan Worksheet

Team Blast 5-8-25:

• FIRST Dashboard maintenance; no team blast this week.

Team Blast 5-1-25:

• Upcoming FIRST® Dashboard maintenance
• Blog Updates: Thank you for an Outstanding FIRST Championship
• Resources of the week: Thank your sponsors!

Team Blast 4-24-25:

• 2025 Kit of Parts Survey
• Upcoming FIRST® Dashboard maintenance
• FIRST® AGE™ presented by Qualcomm
• Double your Impact

Team Blast 4-17-25:

•  FIRST Championship event; no team blast.

Team Blast 4-8-25:

• 2025 Kit of Parts survey
• FIRST Championship
• FIRST Championship Conferences
• Blog Updates: Just over a week until FIRST Championship!
• Team Blast schedule
• Upcoming FIRST Dashboard maintenance
• Thank you, Volunteers!

Team Blast 4-1-25:

• 2025-2026 Season Team Registration & Product prices
• Blog Updates: Registration pricing & Coral Scoring Adjustments
• Resource of the week: Telemetry
• FIRST Championship Student Ambassador program

Team Blast 3-25-25:

• FIRST Championship Robot Transportation
• Resource of the week: FIRST Impact Award Winners page
• Blog Updates: Updates on the Future Robot Controller

Team Blast 3-18-25:

• Team Update 17
• Event Surveys
• Resource of the week: WPILib Status Light Quick Reference
• FIRST Charity Auction

Team Blast 3-11-25:

• Event reminders
• FIRST Championship Information
• Resources of the week: ReCalc
• Creating the Future Together Today

Team Blast 3-4-25:

• Livestreamed events
• FIRST Championship Robot Transportation
• Volunteer at a FIRST Robotics Competition event
• Blog Updates: Planning for FIRST Championship & The 2025-2026 Season Teaser
• Resource of the week: Awards Worksheet

Team Blast 2-27-25:

• New Team Blast schedule
• Events begin this week!
• Event surveys
• Extended team & Pit Admin support
• 2025-2026 teaser
• Blog updates: Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition & FIRST Reporting Portal gets an update
• Resource of the week: Pit Set-Up worksheet

Team Blast 2-20-25:

• Team Update 13
• Express Enrollment
• Apple Maker Academy Applications
• Blog updates: FIRST Championship Hotel Program: Update #2 & Notes Heading into Week 1
• Resource of the Week: WPICal
• Upcoming important dates

Team Blast 2-13-25:

• FIRST Impact Award submission closing today
• Blog updates: 2025 Digital Animation Award Winners, Getting Ready for your First Event,
  2025 Scoreboard and Live Stream Graphics, Regional Ranking webpages
• Resource of the Week: Pre-Match Checklist
• Upcoming important dates

Team Blast 2-6-25:

• Award submissions closing today
• Events begin this month
• Blog updates: 2025 team Avatars. California & Wisconsin Districts in 2026
• Resource of the week: Dean's List Award Guide
• Upcoming important deadlines

Team Blast 1-30-25:

• Award submissions
• Team Updates
• Requests for proposals for FIRST Championship Conferences
• Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship
• Blog Updates: New Add Funds to Credit feature & Robot Transportation in 2025
• Resources of the week: Scouting Resources
• Upcoming important dates

Team Blast 1-23-25:

• FIRST Choice Regular Ordering
• Express Enrollment
• Blog Updates: 2025 Safety Animation winner and finalists & Award Deadlines
• Resources of the week: Best Practices for FIRST Robotics Competition Awards
• Upcoming important dates

Team Blast 1-16-25:

• Digital Animation Award submissions due today
• Missing or Damaged Kickoff Kit parts
• Payment deadline for additional events
• Holiday hours
• Blog Updates: Algae - What Happened?
• Resource of the week: Bumper Guide
• Requests for proposals for FIRST Championship Conferences
• Thank you, Mentors!
• Upcoming important dates

Team Blast 1-9-25:

• 2025 Kickoff
• Team Updates
• Official Q&A System now open
• Missing or damaged parts from Kickoff Kit
• Round 2 FIRST Choice closing January 13
• Virtual Kit of Parts
• Blog updates: Post Kickoff information & 2025 KitBot
• Resources of the week: Enhancement/Iteration Guide
• Upcoming deadlines: Digital Animation Award submissions, additional event payment due

Team Blast 1-2-25:

• Kickoff broadcast
• Kickoff Kit Replacement Parts system
• Official Q&A System
• Blog updates: Just a few days until Kickoff!
• Matching gifts
• Upcoming deadlines: Kickoff, Virtual Kickoff Kit, Kickoff Kit replacement parts, and Round 2 of FIRST Choice, Official Q&A opens

Team Blast 12-19-24:

• Kickoff
• Kickoff Kit Pick Up
• FIRST HQ Holiday closures
• Team Blast schedule
• Blog updates: Advancement to the 2025 FIRST Championship
• Resource of the week: How do I Keep my Robot Running
• Gifting to the FIRST mission

Team Blast 12-12-24:

• Deadline extended for the 2025 Inspire the Future: FIRST Recognition Program
• Express Enrollment
• Blog updates: 2025 KitBot Shopping List and 2025 AprilTag Information
• Resource of the week: Build Season Timeline
• Upcoming deadlines: Kickoff, Virtual Kickoff Kit, Kickoff Kit replacement parts, and Round 2 of FIRST Choice

Team Blast 12-5-24:

• Now accepting proposals for FIRST Championship Conferences
• FIRST Championship updates
• 2025 Inspire the Future: FIRST Recognition Program
• Kickoff
• Blog Updates
• Resource of the week: NASA RAP Robotics Design Guide Resource
• Upcoming Deadlines: Founder's Reception Registration Closing, Kickoff, Virtual Kickoff Kit, Kickoff Kit replacement parts, and Round 2 of FIRST Choice

Team Blast 11-27-24:

• Round 1 of FIRST® Choice closing soon
• MySite rollover deadline extended until December 2
• Thanksgiving Holiday hours
• Let's keep in touch
• Introducing the future mobile robot controller
• Additional upcoming deadlines: Founder's Reception registration

Team Blast 11-21-24:

• Safety Animation Award 
• Season Registration Payment Deadline 
• Thanksgiving Holiday Hours 
• FIRST Choice and Virtual Kit of Parts have Launched for the 2025 Season! 
• Resources of the week: Prepare for Kickoff
• Upcoming Deadlines: Safety Animation Award Deadline, MySite Roll-Over, FIRST Choice Priority List Round 1 Closes, and Founder's Reception Registration Closes