If you are new to this email this is the place where you will find all of the Washington specificFIRSTLEGO League information. Coaches and team administrators in theFIRSTsystem for the CITY SHAPER season will be added weekly. Starting this season, every email from me will be numbered. That number lets you know which update it is, if you miss an update youcan find it on our website.

I have 6 items for you today-

1. Team Name Changes- Last Day

2. Event Assignments

3. Volunteer Recruitment for Events

4. FIRST Washington Judging Updates for this Season

5. Upcoming FLL Scrimmages

6. Register to Provide Event Equipment

Team Name Changes- Last Day!

If your team needs to change their name, or has previously changed their name on the team dashboard and it is showing up wrong on the event assignments list, please fill out this form to submit name changes- https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4ea574d5470040298b680238c81916e2

I will not accept any team name changes after today.

–

Event Assignments and Team Status Posted

Event Assignments are posted online here- https://firstwa.org/Team-Resources/FIRST-LEGO-League-Team-Resources/Team-Status-2019-2020.

If you do not see your team listed, check below the assignments to see if you filled out a preference in the status section. If you have a red x I have not received a preference for you, or you filled out your preference with a temporary or incorrect team number. I have emailed those who have filled out event registrations with temporary or incorrect numbers, so check your inbox.

Payment was due by 11/13. Event registrations closed on 11/8.

102 have picked an event but not paid

10 have paid but not picked an event

160 teams total have not paid

62 teams total have not registered for an event

Are you one of these teams?

–

Volunteer Requirement for Events

Each team is expected to recruit or provide at least one adult volunteer to work a full day at a FIRST LEGO League Qualifier event this season. We need you!

Consider this:

· In Washington, we have over 650 FLL teams

· Each event requires approximately 55 volunteers (for a 1 day commitment)

· Washington hosts 23 events over the first 2 weekends in December

· That means there areOVER 1,200 volunteer rolls that need to be filled over those two weekends!!!

· We are in need of adult volunteers, but we especially need adult judges! (20-30 per event approximately)

· Pleasereach out to your mentors/parents/teachers/neighbors/community and help us fill all of these rolls.

· This is the best way for coaches to learn about the judging process.

· We want to inspire these young students to be technology leaders!

Recruited volunteers should go to the FIRST website, www.firstinspires.org and create an account or log in. Volunteers will complete the process for background screening and should select the event where they want to volunteer.

Volunteers with an affiliation to your team should work at an event where the team is not competing. When you fill out your event registration, coaches will be asked to provide the name of your volunteer for this season. Start recruiting now!

–

FIRST Washington Judging Updates for this Season

This season you need to be aware of some changes to the judging process.

We will no longer have tables in the Robot Design judging rooms. Instead we will have a large laminated print out of the mat for teams to write on if they want to show the judges the paths their robots take. I also highly recommend teams print out copies of their code to show the judges. You should still plan to bring your robots and attachments to show the judges. A Robot Design Executive Summary is required at all levels this season, using either this worksheet-https://firstwa.org/Portals/0/FLL_Files/2019%20Season/RDES-CityShaper.pdf?ver=2019-11-12-130930-540 or your own format. A prepared presentation is not expected.

Core Values posters will not be required at any level of competition in Washington.

Teams should be aware of changes FIRST HQ made to the Champion’s Award and advancement criteria this season. To review all of the FIRST LEGO League frequently asked judging questions-http://www.firstlegoleague.org/sites/default/files/into-orbit/judging-faq.pdf

–

Upcoming FLL Scrimmage

Check this out! Thanks Saints Robotics!

· Saints Robotics FRC 1899 will host an FLL scrimmage on Sunday Nov 24th (morning session 10am-1pm, afternoon session from 2-5pm) at the Ivanhoe Sports Fields, Bellevue. Please mark your calendars. This is a wonderful opportunity to have your robot on tables other than your own. Even if your robot is not ready for competition (it never is!), it’s good for teams (specially rookie teams) to get an idea of what other teams are doing, meet other team members, coaches etc. We will setup mock judging sessions for robot design, Core Values & Project. Questions? Email scrimmage@saintsrobotics.com

Check out the flyer-https://firstwa.org/Portals/0/FLL_Files/2019%20Season/2019%20FLL%20Scrimmage%20Flyer.pdf?ver=2019-11-12-131135-227

–

Register to Provide Event Equipment

All events need support from the attending teams in order to have enough tables and Challenge Sets for the Practice tables. For those events that are in more remote locations, Practice Field Monitor is a great role for a person affiliated with your team to apply for to still fulfill the volunteer requirement. To provide Challenge Sets and Tables for event use, please register your equipment here: http://bit.ly/2OifaC9

Upcoming Events/Dates

· December 7&8: Qualifier Tournaments

· December 14&15: Qualifier Tournaments

· January 18&19: Semifinals

· January 18: Eastern State Championships

· January 26: Western State Championships

Useful Contacts

· National Team Registration, Youth Protection, Student Registration, Challenge Information:firstlegoleague@firstinspires.orgorwww.firstinspires.org

· Tournament Registration & Participation, Local Information, Facebook:Jacque Grimm,jacqueg@firstwa.org

· Robot Game Questions: WA Regional Head Referee, Kevin Torrico,fllheadreferee@firstwa.org

· FIRSTGame Questions:fllrobotgame@firstinspires.org

· Fundraising, Grants, Advocacy:FIRSTWashington President, Erin McCallum,erin@firstwa.org

· Booster Accounts (setup or using funds), Invoices and Payments:FIRSTWashington Accounting,accounting@firstwa.org

Important Links

· Event Pages: https://firstwa.org/Team-Resources/FIRST-LEGO-League-Team-Resources/Events

· Past Coach Communications:https://firstwa.org/Team-Resources/FIRST-LEGO-League-Team-Resources/Communications-Questions-2019-20-Season

· City Shaper Challenge:https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/fll/challenge-and-resources

· FIRST Steps:http://info.firstinspires.org/fll-first-steps-request

· Youth Registration Overview: https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/youth-team-member-consent-and-release-form

Jacqueline Grimm

Program Supervisor,

FIRSTLEGO League andFIRSTLEGO League Jr.

FIRST Washington

p: (253) 210-0466