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Champs

FIRST Championship

The season-ending world championship (held in Houston) for teams that qualify through events and awards.

also calledChampsWorld ChampionshipEinstein

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where you actually meet Champs

Championship is the same game at a different level: every robot in your division already won something. The real differences are logistical — getting the robot there, a much larger pit to navigate, fields running on a tighter schedule — plus the fact that a season of regional scouting data is largely useless against teams you have never seen play.

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The Impact Award
Building a Program Worth Recognizing

Advancement, the Championship, and the Hall of Fame

How the Impact Award advances from Regional/District to the FIRST Championship and into the Hall of Fame.open The Impact Award
Advanced Techniques & Case Studies

Case Studies in Advancement: From District to the Hall of Fame

Map the real advancement path and study recent Championship winners and finalists to understand what separates a banner from a Hall of Fame induction.open Business, Operations & Fundraising
Advanced Techniques & Case Studies: Building a Hall-of-Fame-Caliber Program

Case Study: Hall of Fame Programs Decoded

Reverse-engineer what real FIRST Hall of Fame teams and recent Impact Award winners actually did, extracting transferable operational patterns you can adopt.open

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Competition & Game

District

A regional model where teams earn points across multiple events to qualify for their District Championship.

Competition & Game

Regional

A stand-alone event (used outside district areas) where winning advances a team toward the FIRST Championship.

Awards

Impact Award

FRC's most prestigious award (formerly the Chairman's Award), honoring the team that best embodies FIRST's mission and impact.

Competition & Game

Alliance

A group of three teams that play together on the red or blue side of a match.

FIRST Championship is one of 70 entries in the catalogue. The guides are where these words get used in order, instead of one at a time.

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