2019-2020 Season

The 2019-2020 game is called SKYSTONE Presented by Qualcomm. The object of the game is will be announced at the season kickoff in September.



Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge Events

Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge events for the 2019-2020 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 closes 1 week before the event date.
  • Registration for Scrimmages closes 1 week before the event date. Open Scrimmage slots are offered to Waitlist teams starting 3 weeks before the event date.
  • Registration for Qualifiers closes 2 weeks before the event date. Open Qualifier slots are offered to Waitlist teams starting 6 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 scheduled events except for Qualifiers opens August 3, 2019.

Registration for Qualifiers opens late afternoon Sept 7, 2019.

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 2019		      
Saturday Sept 7
iCal		 Kickoff
 Pennsylvania FTC Season Kickoff

 Individual iCalendar files:
 iCal-Philadelphia   iCal-East  iCal-Central   iCal-West		  Philadelphia: 
 East: 
 Central: 
 West: 

Wednesday Sept 11
iCal		 Coaches Call
 Coaches Call #1
7:30 PM		 GoToMeeting
Thursday
Sept 12
iCal
 Coaches Call
 Coaches Call #2
7:30 PM		 GoToMeeting
Saturday
Sept 21
iCal		 Team Powered
Workshop		 Jump Start! Johnstown University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Living Learning Center
B1 on Campus Map		 450 Schoolhouse Rd
Johnstown, PA 15094

October 2019		      

November 2019		      
Saturday
Nov 2
iCal		 Scrimmage Ramp Riot Scrimmage

Concurrent with Ramp Riot - FRC Off-Season Competition		 Wissahickon High School
Lower Cafeteria		 521 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA 19002
Saturday
Nov 9
iCal		 Team Powered
Scrimmage		 Lancaster Scrimmage Lancaster Country Day School
Cafeteria
Saturday
Nov 16
iCal		 Team Powered
Scrimmage		 Preliminary Date / Subject to Change

December 2019		      
Sunday
Dec 1
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament
 Preliminary Date / Subject to Change Lancaster Country Day School
Gymnasium
Saturday
Dec 7
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 West Central Pennsylvania Qualifier University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Wellness Center
G-3 on Campus Map		 450 Schoolhouse Rd
Johnstown, PA 15094
Saturday
Dec 14
iCal 		Qualifying
Tournament
 Hat Tricks Qualifier

Concurrent with Hatboro-Horsham PennFLL Qualifier		 Hatboro-Horsham High School
Gymnasium		 899 Horsham Rd
Horsham, PA 19044
Saturday
Dec 14
iCal		 Team Powered
Scrimmage		 Philadelphia Scrimmage

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

January 2020		      
Saturday
Jan 11
iCal		Qualifying
Tournament		 Preliminary Date / Subject to Change
Saturday
Jan 18
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 South Central Pennsylvania Qualifier Penn State York
Joe and Rosie Ruhl
Student Community Center
Sunday
Jan 19
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 Blue and White Qualifier Penn State York
Joe and Rosie Ruhl
Student Community Center

February 2020		      
Saturday
Feb 1
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 Preliminary Date / Subject to Change
Sunday
Feb 2
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 Preliminary Date / Subject to Change
Saturday
Feb 8
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 Philadelphia Qualifier
Registration is limited to Philadelphia city and 
select nearby schools		 Central High School
Gymnasium		 1700 West Olney Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Saturday
Feb 15
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 Lehigh Valley Qualifier Emmaus High School
Cafeterias 1 and 2		 800 Pine St
Emmaus, PA 18049
Sunday
Feb 16
iCal		 Qualifying
Tournament		 Green and Gold Qualifier Emmaus High School
Cafeterias 1 and 2		 800 Pine St
Emmaus, PA 18049


March 2020		      
Sat + Sun
Mar 7+8
iCal		 Championship
Tournament
 Pennsylvania FTC Championship
Preliminary Date / Subject to Change

Post Season Events		      



FIRST Championships

The 2020 FIRST Championships will be held in Houston, Texas and Detroit, Michigan. See http://www.firstchampionship.org for details