learning-garden/index.md

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> **Train hard. Build smart. Compete fierce.**

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## Start Here

**New to the team?** Walk the [[entry-path|Entry Path]] — three pages every member reads before touching a tool or writing a line of code.

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## Training Paths

**⭐ [[entry-path|Entry Path]]** — *Required for everyone.* FIRST overview, our story, youth safety. Start here before anything else.

**🔧 [[swerve-training-hub|Swerve Training Hub]]** — Deep dive into our drivetrain: motors, modules, odometry, and autonomous. Earn the Swerve Specialist badge.

**📐 [[training-pathways|Electrical · Mechanical · Pneumatics Tracks]]** — Badge-based progression across three skill tracks:

| Track | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|-------|---------|---------|---------|
| **Electrical** | Component ID | Board build + signaling | Troubleshooting |
| **Mechanical** | Chassis + actuators | Advanced mechanisms | — |
| **Pneumatics** | Component ID | System design | — |

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## Training Modules

| Module | Topic | Track |
|--------|-------|-------|
| [[first-robotics-overview]] | What is FIRST? | Entry |
| [[2890-our-story]] | Who we are | Entry |
| [[youth-safety]] | Shop and electrical safety | Entry |
| [[2890-codebase-index]] | Our codebase, explained | Programming |
| [[fusion-360]] | CAD fundamentals | Mechanical |
| [[gear-ratio-mechanism-design]] | Gear ratios and mechanisms | Mechanical |
| [[megatag]] | Megatag game strategy | Season |
| [[photonvision]] | AprilTag pose estimation | Programming |
| [[systemcore]] | roboRIO replacement platform | Programming |
| [[first-technical-resources]] | Official FIRST docs | Reference |

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## Explore

- [[entities/index|👥 People]] — Mentors, students, alumni
- [[games/index|🏆 Game Archive]] — Every FRC season since 2016
- [[knowledge/2890-Claw|📖 Team 2890 Overview]] — Who we are and what we build

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*Training is the main thing. Everything else is support.*