A balanced mix of skills
Clague’s coaches split competition teams with programming, building, driving, and leadership skills in mind
FTC team 23606 / competition
Clague’s other FTC competition team A team of its own, part of the same school robotics community
Explore Clague teamsMeet 23606
23606 is the Cougears’ official FTC team number The Cougears are Clague Middle School’s second competition team, alongside 7305 Gearcats
Both teams take part in FIRST Tech Challenge Each team develops a robot for the season’s game, bringing together mechanical design, programming, driving, and teamwork
The teams share a goal for this season: both reaching Worlds—the FIRST Championship
Connected through Clague
Clague’s coaches split competition teams with programming, building, driving, and leadership skills in mind
Team in Training helped build the BIOBUZZ field with parents Both competition teams practice on it
Students who begin in Team in Training can move into the Cougears or Gearcats as they join competition teams
Understanding the numbers
FTC assigns each team a number These numbers identify the Gearcats and Cougears; they are not scores, rankings, or skill levels
Team in Training is Clague’s beginner program It builds a practice robot and does not compete, so we describe it by its program name here
Learn how FTC works