FIRST Tech Challenge of SoCal/Los Angeles

Name: FIRST Tech Challenge of SoCal/Los Angeles
Address: Monrovia, CA, 91017, US
Telephone: +16266032420

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FIRST Tech Challenge of SoCal/Los Angeles

Socal FTC
https://www.youtube.com/c/Socalftc through Feb. For more information, reach out to FIRSTTechSoCal.org.

150 teams and 1500 7th-12th grade students across 9 counties of Southern California compete in an annual robot design competition Sept. Students learn design thinking, construction, Java programming, and major life skills in cooperation, community engagement, and problem solving. Teams of 3-15 students are school-based, community-based, and connected with a wide group of organizations.

04/30/2026

Can you Volunteer at Western Edge?
Still looking for a few more people for Friday May 29, Sat May 30, Sun May 31. need:
Refs - have 12 - need 4
Scorekeepers - have 2, need 2 assistants
lead querers - have 3, need 1 more
querers - need 4 more
field reset - need 6 more

04/23/2026

**Mentors, students and SoCal volunteers**

We are still looking for Western Edge FTC Premier event volunteers! We need 4 referees, 2 judges, and 2 practice field monitors. And still have spots for 6 field reset, 6 querers, 2 scorekeepers (can be students). If you are over 18 yrs - we WILL NOW HAVE fingerprint scanning free to you so you can comply with AB506. Students under the age of 18 - you do NOT need to be fingerprinted - - if you have adult supervision and can be at Long Beach for Friday, Saturday (maybe Sunday) - we can use you, too!

04/19/2026

Congratulations to Team Marlbots! They won both Division Finalist Alliance award and Division Inspire award at New England Premier Event!

04/02/2026

**Off Season FTC Event in Las Vegas June 13-14**

03/30/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! May 28-29-30 in Long Beach!

FIRST® is excited to announce the extension of its Premier Events to now include Long Beach, California as a west coast location! The Long Beach event will be at the LB Convention Center this May, where eighty-eight teams FTC from around the world will compete over three days to see whose teamwork and building skills achieve the top performance and judged awards.

To support such a large-scale event, FTC Western Edge Premier Event needs volunteers. Inspectors needed Thursday 3:30pm-6pm (May 28) and Friday 7am-10am. Judges needed Friday 3pm - 7pm, all day Saturday and some needed to stay Sunday 8-12. Referees needed Friday and Saturday all day, some refs for Sunday 8-1:30pm. **Student roles are also available!** We need Querers, pit runners and field reset (all day Friday and Saturday, plus some on Sunday until noon). Send your team and you can volunteer together!

Check out the website https://cafirst.org/westernedge/ and scroll to the bottom to register https://my.firstinspires.org/ExpressVolunteer/landing-page/cfee9eef-cfe8-11f0-91f4-00505699b848

Per California Assembly Bill and FIRST CA, volunteers 18 and older need to be AB506 cleared - steps are here: https://cafirst.org/new-ca-volunteer-requirements/

Theresa Klemme
Western Edge Volunteer Coordinator
SoCal FTC Delivery Partner
805-703-8023

03/27/2026

FIRST California invites local FTC Teams to demonstrate their robots at our FTC Showcase at the FIRST California Southern State Championship Presented by Qualcomm at the Anaheim Convention Center April 11-13.

Hours are 9-4 on Friday-Saturday April 10 and April 11 and 9-12 on Sunday April 12.
Teams can sign up for shifts or the entire day.
I also need a team each day that can supply a field or one team willing to setup on Friday and strike on Sunday.
Teams may sign up for 9-4, 9-12 or 12-4 on either day or 9-12 on Sunday.
Whether your season has ended or you are going to Champs or a Premier event, put another outreach in your notebook, practice your robot game, tune your auto, or rehearse your judging scripts with a live audience. Show your FIRST Pride by showing off your team and Gracious Professionalism and have a lot of fun with your fellow FTC teams. You will have full access to the FRC Competition and pits. We'll be located just outside stadium in the enclosed and comfortable lobby area.
I will have some tables and power for you. Food will be available for purchase at the convention center and parking is $25 per vehicle. I highly recommend being dropped off if you can arrange it.
To sign up or ask questions, email Dan Glenn [email protected]. Please include:
Contact name and email
Team # and Name
Time Slots you can fill:
9-4, 9-12 or 12-4 Friday
9-4, 9-12 or 12-4 Saturday
9-12 Sunday
Whether or not you can bring a field.
Regards and see you soon,
Dan Glenn
[email protected]
FIRST Senior Mentor
San Diego, CA

03/14/2026

**SoCal Teams**
HQ will be sending invitations to our 8 teams for WORLDS and the 12 teams for a Premier Event on March 24.
For those of you who did not get an invite, most Premier locations have a waitlist. If your team would like to be considered for the Western Edge WAITLIST, in Long Beach on May 28-31, please fill out this form. This does not guarantee your acceptance to the Event. This form communicates with us your interest to participate. https://forms.gle/vMe2KYWDrVffytcv8

03/11/2026

SoCal FIRST TECH Challenge Teams - to our 210 teams and the 42 teams at the Regional Championship - thank you for a great season! Pictures of our final event are here (thank you John T!) https://onedrive.live.com/?redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL2YvYy83ZjMwMTJiYjE2MDM4NmIxL0lnQ2tPQVhMVkdrX1RvVjlQQWdtREM4LUFaOWtnaGJ5bWZKdFhydmpNY1VJN1lnP2U9cVQ2eWVw&id=7F3012BB160386B1%21scb0538a469544e3f857d3c08260c2f3e&cid=7F3012BB160386B1

03/08/2026

**SoCal FTC - Regional Championship - Awards and Advancements**
Thank you ALL for a great event ! I appreciate all of you who provided volunteers, especially those who set up and broke down the event. With an event size of 42 teams and an extra 16 matches and an hour of play, we were still able to finish at a reasonable hour. Thank you to our Hosts, Alysa Barrett, Tom Dobson, Brian Bugert and Monrovia High School for yet another great event!
*We will be progressing 8 teams to FIRST FTC Worlds in Houston April 29-May 2*
10298 Brain Stormz - 88 points
21936 SaMoTech - 82 points
24006 LeXT - Watermelon Why? 76 points
21982 Inkineers 66 points
21380 Beyond Robotics - 52 points
22471 techATTACK - 48 points
359 WEBB.exe 45 points
30110 Coyote 39 points

*Additionally, 12 teams have an invitation to play at a Premier Event*, with several choices of locations.
3526 Marlbots - 38 points
51 NerdHerd Singularity - 36 points
27353 Blue Lancers - 36 points
26504 Axle-otls - 34 points
23564 Engineers in Action - 29 points
9881 Golden Gears - 27 points
30099 OmnicronX - 27 points
49 NerdHerd 7^2 - 25 points
19198 Roborunners - 24 points
14295 Operation T.A.C. - 21 points
20331 BISON BOTS - 21 points
17600 MoVal Robotics - 20 points

Don't take your robots apart yet! SoCal FTC will receive 6-8 slots for teams to attend the Western Edge Premier Event. We will notify you no later than March 30. https://cafirst.org/westernedge/
The full list of SoCal Regional Championship Awards will be posted by Tuesday on the SoCal website here: https://socalftc.org/championship/ -content
You can see all advancement points here: https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/USCALACMP/advancementpoints

03/06/2026

*Regional Championship - this Saturday 3/7 at Monrovia High School*

Remember to upload your Engineering portfolios on the mentor's FIRST DASHBOARD no later than TODAY - Thursday 3/5, 9pm. **Only 13 teams are submitted**I highly suggest uploading a draft early. Please check the website for the Welcome Letter, Judging time, list of teams.

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Monrovia, CA
91017

Telephone

+16266032420

Website

http://www.socalftc.org/

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