Relevant from 2016 througgh 2019 seasons:

• We enable the coach to register into a qualifier tournament (but only up to half of the real capacity per tournament) as each tournament is confirmed.
  • Qualifier tournaments have  either 12 or 16 teams at full capacity – this would mean that 6 or 8 slots are open during Early Bird Registration.
  • The team is enabled to register only after the Tournament Registration requirements are complete and correct. You can check your team’s status page (linked from the team list) for current status.
  • IMPORTANT: The team will only be able to select a tournament in their home district during the Early Bird registration period.

When Early Bird Registration closes then we will transition to General Registration.

• For General Registration, we will open all of the remaining spaces at all tournaments AND more importantly teams will be free to register in any qualifier throughout NorCal  (ie not constrained to compete in their home district)

Here is a different way to see the difference between Early Bird vs General Registration:

(*Priority Registration is available to volunteer tournament directors only* email if you’re interested in learning more about volunteering)

Requirements	Priority*	Early Bird	General
Tournament Director	√	no	no
Paid FIRST registration fees as a national FIRST team and two screened Coaches (Coach & Co-Coach) through Verified Volunteers and approved by FIRST	√	√	√
Paid $350 to Playing At Learning to register in Northern California and a reviewed, correct Team Information Form (aka jotform) with completed FIRST Team Roster & Adult Tournament Volunteer	√	√	√
Register into a qualifier in your assigned district	√	√	√
Register into a qualifier in a different district  (if not previously registered)	√	no	√