- Where is the FLL Coach Handbook?
- Any tip for resources for new coaches:
- In the Coaches Handbook:
- See “Top 10 Tips for Rookie Teams” (page 17) in Chapter 2 Building a Team
- Appendix B Sample Schedule (week by week focus)
- The “Quick Start Guide” (page 6) in Chapter 1 Getting Started
- In the Coaches Handbook:
- Where are the instructions for the Buildings (Challenges) that are to be built from the Legos?
- All the Allied Animal Challenge instructions can be found at:
- Where are the instructions for how to download the programming software?
- Go to: https://education.lego.com/en-us
- Scroll down to bottom of page and look at the lower right of the screen
- Under “Helpful Links” click on “Download your software” and the system will prompt you though the process to download the EV3 software.
- Where are the instructions on how to use the programming software?
- http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/learn-to-program
- Also in the EV3 Software under the “Robot Educator” tab
- In addition to the above, what else do we need? Where do we find this information?
- Is there a definitive map somewhere that tells us exactly where we are to locate our buildings on our Challenge Field Mat?
- The field mat has precise marking for where each of the robot challenges are to be located.
- All the Allied Animal Challenge instructions can be found at:
- http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge#block-block-19
- Near the bottom of the page click on: Field Setup Guide
- http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge#block-block-19
- What does our team need to prepare for a competition? (notebooks; presentation board; oral presentation; service project report?)
- Both the Coaches Handbook and the Challenge Guide contain information and suggestions to help a team prepare for competitions;
- The 5 requirements for the project are covered in the Challenge Document pages 6 to 9
- Robot Game Rules – contained in the Animal Allies Challenge Document on page 15
- Robot Game Definitions – Contained in the Animal Allies Challenge Document on pages 15 through 19
- Robot Missions – Objectives and point values – Contained in Animal Allies Challenge Document pages 21 to 25
- Each team will have 3 judging sessions
- Details on the judging sessions are contained in Chapter 8 of the Coaches’ Handbook (Pages 61 to 69)
- The Animal Allies Coaches Handbook is available as a PDF (http://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/fll/coaches-handbookhttp://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/fll/coaches-handbook). It is also available as an app for iOS and android phones and tablets. Read everything in the Coaches’ Handbook completely. It has great detail on tournament structure, expected behavior, etc.
- Read the judging rubrics that can be found at:
- http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge#block-block-19
- Scroll down and click on: Rubrics
- If the rules and updated do not specifically prohibit something, then it is allowed.
- VERY important – Read the challenge updates anything that has changed since the challenge was introduced will be covered in the Challenge update. https://firstinspiresst01.blob.core.windows.net/fll/animal-allies-challenge-updates.pdf
- What type of week-to-week support can we get from you all?
- If you thoroughly read the coaches’ Handbook and the challenge document, they will answer 98% of your questions.
- If you get stuck or need help beyond what is covered in those documents, call or email us.
- Is there a pacing guide out there to let us know how long each step should take along with a list of step by step procedures and timelines?
- The sample schedule can be found in the Coaches’ Handbook Appendix B
- Where do I find the instructions for how to to build an FLL competition table
- They are also available in the Animal Allies 2016/2017 Robot Game Field Setup
- http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge#block-bloc?k-19
- Near the bottom of the page click on: Field Setup Guide
- http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge#block-bloc?k-19
- They are also available in the Animal Allies 2016/2017 Robot Game Field Setup