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Utah FIRST® LEGO® League
University of Utah
105 Fort Douglas Blvd #604
SLC, UT 84113
801-585-3198
utfll@utah.edu
Coach information
Robot mission and project rules
Every year, the official FLL robot missions and project rules are announced in September. Please watch the national FIRST® LEGO® League website for those rules. Under the "game rulings" link, there will be a forum where questions or official clarifications and decisions will be posted: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/media/twocol.aspx?id=247
Coach support
FLL has a wide variety of team resources including coach support calls. Go to http://www.firstlegoleague.org/what-is-fll/twocol.aspx?id=251 to download calls, the coaches’ handbook and more. E-mail mentorcoach@usfirst.org with additional questions.
Coaches workshop
We host a coaches' workshop annually in August. Many coaches from around the state attend. If you are a registered team coach, you are welcome to attend this free event. Please register and learn more by following this link or e-mail Anne Bastien at utfll@utah.edu for additional details.
Workshop materials
Did you miss the workshop, or do you want a refresher? Browse the following links for information presented at the workshop:
- 2011 workshop agenda (112KB, PDF)
- 2011 workshop presentation (25MB, PowerPoint)
- Robot building presentation (3MB, PowerPoint)
- Coaching collaboration presentation (267KB, PowerPoint)
- Coaching collaboration handout (37KB, Word)
- Core Values video (215MB, WMV)
- Pi Pod Team Project presentation (68KB, PowerPoint)
- Checklist for new coaches and teams (18KB, Word)
- Coaches roles and responsibilities (12KB, Word)
- Robot design training materials (317KB, Word)
- Early season meetings (12KB, Word)
- FLL season schedule (14KB, Word)
- How to build a FLL table (468KB, PowerPoint)
Summer camps
GREAT Summer Camp is offering several classes, including a FIRST® LEGO® League class
Thanksgiving Point LEGO Robotics WeDo (grades 2nd-5th)
Thanksgiving Point LEGO Robotics NXT (grade 5th-8th)
Tips for coaches
Do you want some pointers on how to create and manage your team? We have the perfect resource for you. Go to our tips for coaches page for practical advice on getting started and advancing through the season. Find the latest tips here.
Additional resources
- http://www.hightechkids.org/coach-library
- http://www.hightechkids.org/
- http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/
- http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx
- http://www.ni.com/academic/mindstorms/
- http://www.ortop.org/NXT_Tutorial/ - great videos of how to program NXT
- www.youtube.com - search for "FLL" or "FIRST Lego League"