FRC Practice Field
WWFIRST hosts a communal full sized practice field for our teams, and invites other FRC teams to use it during the competition season.
Access to a full field is critical to improving competitive performance and brings our community closer together
In 2026:
1,148+ hours logged
320% increase in use
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Are you interested in hosting a practice field for the season?
Space Requirements
- Absolute minimum size of 35′ x 70′, but 40′ x 80′ or larger would be better to provide room for teams to make repairs to their robots around the outside of the field.
- The ceilings must be >10′ high, and the higher the better in case the game requires it.
- Teams generally need a few weeks to design and build their robots, so the critical time to have the practice field is February 1st – April 30th, however, January 1st – April 30th would be preferred.
- Teams need access to Washrooms.
- The field takes a full day to set-up/dismantle, so it needs to remain set up for the entire duration.
- Several 120V electrical outlets are required for teams to plug in laptops, battery chargers, etc.
- Teams require flexible access to the space. The field is generally used late afternoons and evenings, as well as full days on weekends, holidays, and during March Break. At critical times, teams may use the space past midnight.
- Parking/unloading space is required.
- Doors & hallways must be wide enough to bring in carpet, field components, robot carts, and tool chests.
- Preferably no stairs to get to the space.
- Robots are very loud, so the area would need to be in a space that wouldn’t cause a distraction to others.
- Field components are built from lumber & plywood, and can get beat up, so the space may not look “pretty” while the field is set up.
- Access to WiFi would be extremely helpful.
Impact
“The practice field was invaluable, providing our team with a dedicated space to work and program our robot on a proper field. It also enabled us to receive support and collaborate with other WWFRO teams, which was especially beneficial for us as a lower-resource team.” Abel, mentor FRC 7022 – ACE Robotics
“Having somewhere that Team 8089 could practice and collaborate with the other WWFIRST teams was key to our improvements this year! Without the space, our team would not have been able to tune our robot, play test matches with the other teams, or modify autonomous routines which enabled us to improve our Ontario district standing from last year’s 77/137 to a projected 49/130. The field also gives us a perfect location to continue to improve our performance in time for the Provincial Championships! Thank you for your support of students in STEAM!” Heather, mentor FRC 8089 – Rockway Robotics
“The opportunity to refine our designs, test our strategies, and collaborate in a dedicated space has been invaluable. Thanks to the field, two of the top three robots in the province have been able to hone their performance to a world-class level. ]” Maurice, mentor FRC 4678 – CyberCavs
“The practice field not only allows our students to develop our robot further, but serves as a central collaboration hub for multiple local teams and schools, helping us all to excel further as a group than we would have alone.” Antoine, mentor FRC 11227 – Goose Goose Duck