Amazing Resource from Carnegie Mellon

See the First FRC Robot to Appear in a Ballet.
FRC 3941's Kelvin plays the Contraption in Beauty and the Beast. Watch it now!

New Team Training Documents

NOTE:  In the near future you will be able to search your state for teams with open enrollment. For now you must first contact US FIRST.  Use This Link:  http://www.usfirst.org/contactform.aspx .Complete the form and ask for a contact near you or your state partner.

You should also consider starting your own team. It only takes 5-7 interested kids and two adults. The information below will give you some direction.

The first task you must do is buy the book, "First Lego League: The Unofficial Guide." Use the link in the box to the right.

From US FIRST

• Main Website: http://www.usfirst.org
   
• Specifically the "Get Involved, Start a Team Section"
  http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll/content.aspx?id=17723
   
• The new FLL/JrFLL site:
  http://www.FirstLegoLeague.org

From TechBrick

• Get a copy of our 2009 PPT for New Teams
   
• New Teams PowerPoint from UMBC FLL Event Kickoff Meeting (Oct 4, 2008)
  TECH_NewTeams.pdf 
   
• Coaches' PPT from MD FLL
  MD-FLL-Coaches-Meeting-Nov-24-2008.pdf
   
• Full Public Speaking PPT from NJ FTC Kickoff (Sept 2008)
  TECH_PublicSpeakingR.pdf 
   
• Full Team Corporate ID PPT from NJ FTC Kickoff (Sept 2008)
  TECH_TeamIDWebR.pdf 
   
• Watch Marco Ciavolino's Talk at a recent NDIA Convention
  http://www.techbrick.com/ndia
   
• The core document we created for new team training. It is seminar format (leader led) but still has lots of good info.
  TechBrickNewTeamTraining_v02.pdf .
   
• FLLGuide1-3.pdf : The first three chapters of the Hand Book
   
• TechBrickTableBuiild.pdf : Building your table.
   
• Buy additional NXT Kits from LEGO Education
  If you are competing in FLL or just interested you should buy your kit from LEGOEducation instead of LEGO. This kit is more complete than the retail site and includes additional copies of the software.
  http://www.legoeducation.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=1263
   
• BrickLink.com: This is the place to buy used LEGO parts.
  http://www.bricklink.com
  With millions of LEGO parts from any part, model, or system, this is the place to find those odd parts.  We've purchased parts from the UK, Australia, Canada, and Scotland.
   
• See our Team Tips Section as well.

From MD FLL

• MDFLL_TipsOnPurchasingNXT.pdf .: Tips on Purchasing and NXT System
• MDFLL_RoboticsBrochureAJuly2008.pdf .: Focus on FIRST Programs in MD
• MDFLL_RoboticsBrochureBJuly2008.pdf .: Focus on general robotics in MD (including FIRST)

Photos from our June 2008 Mentor Training Session

10 new team mentors joined us for seminar. As you can see, they had lots of fun!