Foundations: Know the Game

Before you ever pick up a controller, you need to understand the game you're playing. This primer covers the essential, year-independent knowledge every new driver and operator should have first: how an FRC match flows from autonomous to endgame, how alliances and scoring create the ranking that decides who advances, and what separates a good drive team from a great one. Master these foundations and the department's hands-on driving lessons will make far more sense.

Foundations: Know the Game is the prerequisite module of the Drive Team guide — the ground the 7 numbered modules after it assume you already have, and The Drive Team and Its Roles follows it. It holds 3 of the guide's lessons.