AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION • REC FOUNDATION
<G2> The Aerial Drone Competition is a Student-centered program. Adults may provide instruction, guidance, and feedback but may not design, repair, code, or update Drones. All work on Drones and programming code must be completed by Students, with the Coach serving only in a teaching or advisory role. During Matches, Coaches may not dictate game strategy or provide instructions to Students. All decisions and actions during a Match must come from the Stu- dents on the Team, reflecting their understanding and ownership of the competition. Students must be prepared to demonstrate an active understanding of their Drone and coding to judges or event staff. Some amount of Adult mentorship, teaching, and/or guidance is an expected and encouraged facet of competitions. No one is born an expert. However, obstacles should always be viewed as teaching opportunities, not tasks for an adult to solve without Students present and actively participating. When a Drone fails, it is… O kay for an Adult to help a Student investigate why it failed, so it can be repaired. Not okay for an Adult to repair the Drone without Students present and actively participating. When a Team encounters a complex programming concept, it is… O kay for an Adult to guide a Student through a flowchart to understand its logic. N ot okay for an Adult to write a code for that Student to copy/paste. During competition, it is… O kay for an Adult to provide cheerful, positive encouragement as a spectator. N ot okay for an Adult to explicitly shout step-by-step commands or instructions from the audience.
This rule operates in tandem with the RECF Student Centered Policy, which is available in the REC Library for Teams to reference throughout the season.
Violation Notes: Potential Violations of this rule will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. By definition, all Violations of this rule become Match Affecting as soon as a Robot which was built or coded by an Adult wins a Match. By definition, all Violations of this rule become Score Affecting as soon as a Drone which was coded by an Adult scores points in a Match.
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