Add Tech Tip for the Practice Timer

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+   tech-tips/tech-tip-practice-timer/tech-tip-practice-timer
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+Legacy Tech Tips:
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docs/source/tech_tips/tech-tips/tech-tip-practice-timer/tech-tip-practice-timer.rst

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+FTC Driver Station Practice Timer
+=================================
+
+Started in the 2023-2024 season, Tech Tips are segments released in the
+*FIRST* Tech Challenge `Team E-mail Blast
+<https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/ftc/team-blast-archive>`__.
+Sometimes the Tech Tips are included in whole in the email blast, but sometimes
+there is more content than is reasonable in the email blast so partial content
+is included in the blast with the rest of the content here. 
+
+.. _practicetimer:
+
+**FTC Driver Station Practice Timer**
+
+Did you know that there's a full-blown practice timer built into the Driver
+Station App on your REV Driver Hub? The practice timer helps you practice full
+matches - or just parts - and helps you understand and practice the timing of
+full matches or just specific parts of the match.
+
+*How does it work?* In the upper-left corner of the Driver Station App you will
+see the "Practice Timer Window". This has the heading "Practice Timer" and has
+the remaining time (in a possible practice match) as well as a "PLAY" button.
+This Practice Timer area is always visible regardless of what OpModes are
+running or any other activities (on the same screen). This Practice Timer also
+runs independently of other activities, therefore OpModes can be selected,
+started, stopped, selected, and so on while the Practice Timer is running
+without affecting the timer.
+
+.. figure:: images/practice-timer.png
+   :align: center
+   :width: 75%
+   :alt: Image showing Practice Timer Window
+
+   Practice Timer Window
+
+.. tip::
+   The Practice Timer uses audio for cues, be sure the audio is enabled and
+   at sufficient volume to hear the cues for match transitions.
+
+Press the tiny "Play" button in the Practice Timer window, and the software
+will prompt where in the match to start the timer at. Options are:
+
+* Autonomous
+* Auto -> TeleOp Transition
+* TeleOp
+* Endgame (30s endgame, not updated for DECODE)
+
+.. note::
+   The *Autonomous* and *Transition* periods have audio cues that give the user
+   time to select and start OpModes in sync with the match transition, whereas 
+   the other options start as soon as the option is selected.
+
+.. figure:: images/practice-timer-selection.png
+   :align: center
+   :width: 75%
+   :alt: Image of Driver Station match period selection screen
+
+   Selecting the Practice Match starting Match Period
+
+Got any questions about how to take advantage of the Practice Timer and other
+features of the FTC Driver Station App? Come start or join the conversation 
+on the `FTC Community Forums <https://ftc-community.firstinspires.org/>`__!
+