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We are very fortunate in the FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge and FIRST® LEGO® League Explore communities to have so much material available on the Internet. This page is broken up into various topics. We started by watching a few of them and putting them here. Just like FLL Challenge and FLL Explore, these are from all over the world. We also created a Google Form to allow you to comment on these in case we need to remove some or add ones that you found particularly helpful.
The beauty of this is you can start now and learn at your own pace. Team mentors can encourage students to look for videos or websites and take notes at home when not at team meetings. Please let us know if this is helpful. ([email protected])
Disclaimer: The presentation of these links or websites does not mean that FIRST Mid-Atlantic agrees with anything that is being presented here. If you find anything offensive that we should remove please let us know immediately and we will remove the link.
Topics
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Coach's Required Reading | FIRST has a lot of materinal available for these competitions. The items here are of particular importance so they are, in our opinion, required reading by all coaches. Please get a cup of coffee, sit in a quiet room and take the time to go through all of these to be sure you are ready for this season. |
| Teams Required Documentation | FIRST and FIRST Mid-Atlantic requires all youth team members (coaches, helpers and students) to to provide several documents each season. |
| FMA-FLL Participation and Registration | Describes all of FIRST Mid-Atlantic's rules and requirements for coaches and students to be able to participate and register in FIRST Mid-Atlantic Programs. |
| New Coach Training | PDF presentation of what New Explore Coaches can expect. |
| FLL Explore Build Kits | There are now two sets of electronics you can use with Explore. The original WeDo 2.0 kit and now the new Spike Essential. Both can be used for many seasons. |
| FLL Explore Demos | Demos from other FLL Explore teams |
| FLL Explore Festivals | Discusses FLL Explore Festivals |
Topic: Coach's Required Reading[back to Topics]
| Title Link | Description | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST has a lot of materinal available for these competitions. The items here are of particular importance so they are, in our opinion, required reading by all coaches. Please get a cup of coffee, sit in a quiet room and take the time to go through all of these to be sure you are ready for this season. | ||
| 2023-24 FMA-FLL Q&A | This is a Google Doc that will answer some of the questions you have. It will be updated as we get more questions however many of your answers are in the links below. | Updated Nov. 10, 2023 |
| Welcome Letter | A message from FIRST about the new season. Share with parents and students so they get a good glimpse of what this is all about. | Updated August 3, 2023 |
| Start a team | See your students grow up and shine though FIRST® LEGO® League. | |
| FMA-FLL Event Participation And Registration Process | This document describes team participation and registration for the FMA-FLL Official events including Explore Festivals, Challenge Regional Qualifying Topurnaments (RQTs) and the Challenge Championchips. | Updated Sep. 7, 2023 |
| FIRST Coach Check List | As a mentor or coach of a FIRST® team there is a lot to know about how to get started with your team as well as how to prepare yourself to be an effective FIRST volunteer. You don t know what you don t know. Research has proven that checklists can help improve processes and eliminate mistakes. | Updated Aug. 3, 2023 |
| FIRST Season Page | This is the first, one stop shop, for all FLL Documents related to the current season. Scroll down to Season Resources. Then select the FLL Challenge Program. | Updated August 3, 2023 |
| FIRST FLL Game and Season Page | This is the second, one stop shop, for all season and game details. Select what you want on the menu on the left. | Updated August 3, 2023 |
| FIRST® Youth Protection webpage | Please contact us with any questions about Youth Protection guidelines, resources, screening or to report a concern. Youth participants are encouraged to reach out to Youth Protection for support and assistance if they have any concerns about their own safety and/or treatment or that of other participants in FIRST programs. | Updated August 3, 2023 |
| FIRST Youth Protection guide | Safeguarding youth is everyone s responsibility, so if you See something, Say something!" Anyone who observes something inappropriate or experiences something that makes them uncomfortable should report the behavior to a trusted adult; whether that is a mentor, coach, event volunteer, or FIRST Youth Protection. | Updated August 3, 2023 |
| Adding Parents and Students To Your Team Roster (5:27) | This is a quick video that shows you how to add your parents and students to your team's roster. | Link Added Nov 9, 2023 |
| FIRST Consent and Release Form 2023-23 ENGLISH | Please use this only if you are unable to register on FIRST's website. | Link Updated Nov 10, 2023 |
| FIRST Consent and Release Form 2023-24 SPANISH | Utilice esto solo si no puede registrarse en el sitio web de FIRST. | Link Updated Nov 10, 2023 |
Topic: Teams Required Documentation[back to Topics]
| Title Link | Description | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST and FIRST Mid-Atlantic requires all youth team members (coaches, helpers and students) to to provide several documents each season. | Under review Aug. 2, 2022 | |
| FIRST Youth Registration System | FIRST requires all youth team members (coaches, helpers and students) to register. Youth Team Members who have not registered will not be permitted to participate in FIRST remote and in-person team meetings, events, or competitions. This page includes the new Express Enrollment process for coaches and parents. | Updated Sept. 29, 2023 |
| View Express Enrollment Coach/Mentor Instructions | The new Express Enrollment application is available now for coaches/mentors in the United States and Canada with completed FIRST Youth Protection Screenings and provides a simplified experience on mobile and desktop to register and accept youth to FIRST teams. | Updated Sept. 29, 2023 |
| View Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions | This site is intended for parents or guardians who wish to register their youth under age 18 to participate inf FIRST programs. | Updated Sept. 29, 2023 |
| Getting Additional Adults (Mentors, Coaches, and Chaperones) through FIRST YPP | This describes how other team parents or adult helpers can get FIRST background checked. This can be helpful in case a coach cannot attend an event. FIRST requires 2 Youth Protection Program cleared adults to be with the team at events. FMA is very concerned about the safety of our students. We further encourage additional parents sign up a mentors but act as Chaperones for the team at events. | Updated Sept. 29, 2023 |
| FIRST Mid-Atlantic Release Forms | This form is no longer needed as all the informaiotn is in the FIRST C&R Form. | Reviewed Sept. 7, 2023 |
| Draft Note to Parents to Register their child (Word Doc) | This is a draft of a note you can send to your parents asking them to register their kids for Robots. Is is in a DOC format so you can edit it as you see fit. Please add your team name and number in the appropriate places. I hope this helps you a little to get some of this done. Thanks for all you help. Frank Larkin FMA-FLL Director | Updated October 2021 |
| FIRST Consent and Release Form 2023-23 ENGLISH | Please use this only if you are unable to register on FIRST's website. | Link Updated Nov 10, 2023 |
| FIRST Consent and Release Form 2023-24 SPANISH | Utilice esto solo si no puede registrarse en el sitio web de FIRST. | Link Updated Nov 10, 2023 |
Topic: FMA-FLL Participation and Registration[back to Topics]
| Title Link | Description | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Describes all of FIRST Mid-Atlantic's rules and requirements for coaches and students to be able to participate and register in FIRST Mid-Atlantic Programs. | Update Sept 7, 2023 | |
| FMA-FLL Event Participation And Registration Process | This document describes team participation and registration for the FMA-FLL Official events including Explore Festivals, Challenge Regional Qualifying Topurnaments (RQTs) and the Challenge Championchips. | Updated Sep. 7, 2023 |
| Official Registration Google Form | The Official FMA-FLL Registration Link will open on Monday, October 16th at 7:30 PM. VERY, VERY, VERY Important: Registration requires you to supply an email address of the person registering. This MUST be a coach or the administrator. The email used must exactly match one of the emails of the coaches or administrator. Id this is not done it will take a few days to correct and you may lose your spot in line so please be prepared. | Updated Sept. 7, 2023 |
Topic: New Coach Training [back to Topics]
| Title Link | Description | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| FMA-FLL Explore Coach Training | PDF presentation of what New Explore Coaches can expect. | Updated Sept. 14, 2023 |
| FMA-FLL Explore Coach Training (31:39) | Youtube Video of Zoom call (Sept. 13, 2023) of 2023-23 MASTERPIECE FLL Explore Training. This uses the presentation above as the source material. Hosted by FMA-FLL Director Frank Larkin. | Updated Sept. 14, 2023 |
Topic: FLL Explore Build Kits[back to Topics]
| Title Link | Description | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| There are now two sets of electronics you can use with Explore. The original WeDo 2.0 kit and now the new Spike Essential. Both can be used for many seasons. | Updated July, 2022 | |
| LEGO Mini Builds in FIRST LEGO Leage Explore usign WeDO 2.0 (1:31) | LEGO Mini Builds are short, inspirational activities you can use to get kids to talk about themselves and their ideas. In this video, we explain how to run Mini Builds with your team. | Updated 2019 |
| Getting Started with WeDO 2.0 (Youtube Playlist) | The LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 curriculum pack is built on Next Generation Science Standards and delivers key science content to second through fourth grade students. | Updated 2019 |
| Getting Started With SPIKE Essential (23:36) | Get started with the new LEGO Education SPIKE Essential system, successor of the WeDo 2.0 system. | Updated July, 2022 |
| My first 10 LEGO SPIKE Essential original models (3:08) | Here are the first 10 original models that I designed with the LEGO Education SPIKE Essential set 45345. For a longer review about that set, check this out: | Updated July, 2022 |
Topic: FLL Explore Demos[back to Topics]
| Title Link | Description | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Demos from other FLL Explore teams | ||
| FLL Jr 2018 - Explaining what they built (3:29) | Team Drippi explaining the poster and the lego model they built | Updated 2019 |
| Himalayan Hacker Junior FLL Jr. (9:31) | First LEGO League of Himalayan Hacker Junior Team | Updated 2019 |
| First Lego League Jr Presentation - Team #970 (14:39) | Wise School Team #970 project presentation at the First Lego League Jr Expo in Houston April 2017 | Updated 2019 |
Topic: FLL Explore Festivals[back to Topics]
| Title Link | Description | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Discusses FLL Explore Festivals | Updated 2019 | |
| Planning a FIRST ® LEGO® League Explore Festival | This document explains how to run a FLL Jr. EXPO event. | Updated 2019 |
| FLL Explore Festival Volunteer Role Positions | Discussion of all the volunteer role positions. | Updated 2019 |