Getting Started with FRCModule 3 of 7

Culture, Teams, and Roles

FRC is a team sport with a strong ethos. This module covers the FIRST core values that are judged and rewarded, the real sub-teams and roles that make a team run, and the control-system hardware and software those teams use.

Culture, Teams, and Roles is module 3 of 7 in the Getting Started with FRC guide. It picks up where The Season and the Game left off and hands over to Getting Started: Your First Steps. Its 3 lessons are about 85 minutes of the guide's ~17 hours.

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3 lessons

01FIRST Core Values: Gracious Professionalism and CoopertitionThe two ideas that define FIRST behavior — and the broader set of core values judged across all FIRST programs.25 min read

02Sub-Teams and Roles on an FRC TeamThe technical and non-technical roles that make a team work, so you can find where you fit.30 min read

03The FRC Control System: Hardware and SoftwareA plain-English tour of the standardized electronics every FRC robot must use and the official software that runs them.30 min read

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