In this weeks Blog-
Register with FIRST Washington!
Event registration information! Please read!
Make sure you read the entire blog!
Get your team registered with FIRST and FIRST Washington ASAP!
- We currently have 556 FLL Challenge teams registered with FIRST Inspires
- We currently only have 445 teams registered with FIRST Washington- every team that wants to participate has to register with FIRST Washington!
- Last year we had 391 teams participate with FIRST Washington
- This year, we are expecting 500-550 teams to register with FIRST Washington
What does this all mean? We need you to register now!
Registration for FLL Challenge with FIRST Washington will be closing at the end of October.
FLL Challenge Event Registration
Overview-
- Teams are assigned events based on location.
- Once a team has paid their FIRST Washington fee and they have been assigned an event, if they would like to change events there will be an opt out form to fill out to request another event.
- Teams will then be placed on a waitlist and moved into that event after all teams have been placed or after a certain date, whichever comes first, if there is still space.
- If there is not space in the event they chose, they may move back into their original event, space permitting, or be assigned to an event with available space.
Challenge Registration- Details- Make sure you read!
- Teams will no longer be filling out a registration survey- YAY
- Teams will still need to be paid to see their placement- invoices just started going out this week to those that filled out the FIRST Washington registration. If you did not fill it out, you will not receive an invoice and will not be placed or able to participate until you do.
- Teams will be assigned a home venue/event that is within 50 miles
- The 50 miles is point to point distance, not driving distance
- This is based on Venue Zipcode and Team Zipcode
- Teams have the ability to opt out of their home event using the opt out form and go on a waitlist. Teams may only ask to opt out by filling out the form- no email communication will be accepted.
- Waitlist teams are not guaranteed a spot in the event they choose, or a spot in the event they opted out of.
- Waitlist teams are placed on a first come first served basis in the event they choose if there is available space, and will be notified after the placement window closes if there is space in the event they chose.
- If there is not space- they can move back to their home event, space permitting, or move into an event with available space, but there is no guarantee an event with available space will be within 50 miles
- Teams requesting to change the day of the week only and not the venue they are competing at will be handled differently. I do not have that process ironed out yet 🙂
FLL Explore Event Registration!
FLL Explore events are almost all finalized!
I will be sending out the registration next week to the teams that have filled out the FIRST Washington registration form. If you have not filled it out yet, it is required to participate in Washington. There is also a $50 fee. You will receive this invoice after November 1st. Teams are able to attend one event.
FLL Explore Events!
December:
- Bellevue- December 14th or 15th
- Snohomish- December 7th
March:
- Snohomish- March 1st
- Yakima- March 15th
- Sammamish- (tentative) March 8th
- Bonney Lake- March 15th
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