2018-2019 Season



The 2018-2019 game is called ROVER RUCKUS Presented by Qualcomm. The object of the game will be revealed at the season Kickoff on Saturday September 8, 2018.




Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge Events

Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge events for the 2018-2019 season. Qualifying Tournaments and the Championship Tournament follow the Tournaments format. This calendar of events contains Pennsylvania FIRST Robotics managed events plus select Team Powered (team hosted and managed) events. Unless specified, the events listed below are Pennsylvania FIRST Robotics managed events.

Advance registration using our Event Registration system is required to participate in the Workshops, Scrimmages, Qualifiers, and Championship listed below.
  • Registration for Kickoffs and Coaches Calls is requested for planning purposes, but not required.
  • Registration for Workshops and Scrimmages closes 1 week before the event date
  • Registration for Qualifiers closes 2 weeks before the event date
  • The registration deadline for Championship is 1 week after your team's qualifying date
Minors attending or participating in any of these events must by accompanied by a parent or guardian (a team coach may be the guardian).

Registration for all events is now open!

Add an event to your calendar - click on the iCal link to download an iCalendar file, then open it and save it in your mobile or desktop calendar program.


 Date

  Event Type

 Event Name 
Click on event name for event details web page		  Venue
Host's website		  Location 
Google Maps

September 2018		      
Saturday Sept 8
iCal		 Kickoff
 Pennsylvania FTC Season Kickoff

Individual iCalendar files:
 iCal-Philadelphia   iCal-East  iCal-Central   iCal-West		  Philadelphia: Temple University
 East: Penn State Great Valley
 Central: York Country Day School
 West: North Catholic High School
Wednesday Sept 12
iCal		 Coaches Call
Register Now!		 Coaches Call #1
7:30 PM		 GoToMeeting
Thursday
Sept 13
iCal
 Coaches Call
Register Now! 		Coaches Call #2
7:30 PM		 GoToMeeting
 Saturday
Sept 15
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Design It! Pittsburgh Southpointe Center of Waynesburg University 6000 Town Center Blvd
Suite 100
Canonsburg, PA  15317
Sunday
Sept 16
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Design It! Downingtown Technical College High School - Brandywine 443 Boot Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335
Saturday
Sept 22
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Build It! Philadelphia Abraham Lincoln High School 3201 Ryan Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19136 
Saturday
Sept 22
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Jump Start! Johnstown University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Campus Map		 450 Schoolhouse Rd
Johnstown, PA 15094
Saturday
Sept 29
iCal 		Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Build It! Pittsburgh South Fayette Library 515 Millers Run Rd
Morgan, PA 15064
Sunday
Sept 30
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Build It! Downingtown Technical College High School - Brandywine 443 Boot Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335

October 2018		      
Saturday
Oct 13
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Program It! Philadelphia Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter 5501 Cedar Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Sunday
Oct 14
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Program It! Downingtown Technical College High School - Brandywine 443 Boot Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335
Sunday
Oct 21
 Webinar
Register
Introduction & Simple Teleop
 GoToWebinar
Sunday
Oct 28
 Webinar
Register		 Blocks Programming Webinar
Autonomous Programming		 GoToWebinar
Sunday
Oct 28
iCal 		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Drive It! Downingtown Technical College High School - Brandywine 443 Boot Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335
Sunday
Oct 28
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Drive It! Pittsburgh National Robotics Engineering Center 10 40th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

November 2018		      
Saturday Nov 3
iCal		 Scrimmage
Register Now!		 Ramp Riot Scrimmage

Concurrent with Ramp Riot - FRC Off-Season Competition
 Wissahickon High School
Lower Cafeteria		 521 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA 19002
Sunday
Nov 4
 Webinar
Register		 Blocks Programming Webinar
Debugging Techniques		 GoToWebinar
Saturday
Nov 10
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop
Register Now!		 Drive It! Philadelphia Central High School
Cafeteria		 1700 West Olney Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Saturday
Nov 10
iCal		 Team Powered
Scrimmage
Register Now!		 Pittsburgh Area Scrimmage Peters Township Middle School
Gymnasium		 625 East McMurray Rd
McMurray, PA 15317
Sunday
Nov 11
 Webinar
Register		 Blocks Programming Webinar
Using Sensors & Vuforia		 GoToWebinar
Sunday
Nov 11
iCal 		Team Powered
Scrimmage
Register Now!		 Lancaster Scrimmage Lancaster Country Day School
Gymnasium
Saturday
Nov 17
iCal		 Team Powered
Scrimmage
Register Now! 		The Oxford Open Oxford Area High School
Gymnasium
Sunday
Nov 18
 Webinar
Register		 Blocks Programming Webinar
Using Functions		 GoToWebinar

December 2018		      
Saturday
Dec 1
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Hat Tricks Qualifier

Concurrent with Hatboro-Horsham PennFLL Qualifier 		Hatboro-Horsham High School
Gymnasium		 899 Horsham Rd
Horsham, PA 19044
Saturday
Dec 8
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 West Central Pennsylvania Qualifier
 University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Gymnasium 		Highfield Ave
Johnstown, PA 15094
Saturday
Dec 15
iCal 		Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Eastern Pennsylvania Qualifier Wissahickon Middle School
Gymnasium		 500 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA 19002
Saturday
Dec 15
iCal		 Team Powered
Scrimmage
Register Now!		 Philadelphia Scrimmage

Concurrent with Central High School PennFLL Qualifier		 Central High School
Gymnasium		 1700 West Olney Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19141

January 2019		      
Saturday Jan 5
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Oxford Area High School
Gymnasium
Sunday
Jan 6
 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Maroon and White Qualifier Oxford Area High School
Gymnasium
Saturday
Jan 12
iCal 		 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Philadelphia Qualifier
Registration is limited to Philadelphia city and
select nearby schools		 Central High School
Gymnasium		 1700 West Olney Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Saturday
Jan 19
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Southwestern Pennsylvania Qualifier Upper Saint Clair High School
Gymnasium		 1825 McLaughlin Run Rd
Upper St. Clair, PA 15241

February 2019		      
Saturday
Feb 2
Qualifying
Tournament
 South Central Pennsylvania Qualifier Penn State York
Joe and Rosie Ruhl
Student Community Center
Sunday
Feb 3
Qualifying
Tournament
 Blue and White Qualifier Penn State York
Joe and Rosie Ruhl
Student Community Center
Saturday
Feb 16
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Emmaus High School
Cafeterias 1 and 2		 800 Pine St
Emmaus, PA 18049
Sunday
Feb 17
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament
Register Now!		 Emmaus High School
Cafeterias 1 and 2		 800 Pine St
Emmaus, PA 18049

March 2019		      
Saturday +
Sunday
Mar 2/3
iCal
 Championship
Tournament		 Pennsylvania FTC Championship TBA TBA



FIRST Championships

The 2019 FIRST Championships will be held in Houston, Texas and Detroit, Michigan. See http://www.firstchampionship.org for details