Built by Fizmat.Robotics, for rookie teams
Starting an FTC team is exciting — and overwhelming. Rookie Academy brings the essential knowledge into one structured, practical path.
Our principles
Accurate first
We separate stable fundamentals from season-specific rules, and point to official FIRST sources for the latter.
Learn by doing
Every lesson ends with something to build, code, design or decide.
Open by default
The curriculum is readable without an account. Accounts exist to track progress and work as a team.
Privacy-minded
We collect a display name and learning progress — nothing more is needed.
Original video lessons are coming
Our team is recording its own video lessons. They are published in the Lessons by Fizmat section, next to the written 10-week program.
Independent project
Rookie Academy is an independent educational project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FIRST®. FIRST®, FIRST® Tech Challenge, Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® are trademarks of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).