Three parts of
the tournament- coach's and student's responsibilities
Tournament judging sections-
The coach, co-coach and a historian can come into any
judging room. They ask that random parents not come in just for fun. I
designate a different parent for each judging section so parents who
want can come and watch and have a job :)
Research judging-
Coaches-
help take the students through the steps-
idea generating, helping set up meetings with or send emails to
specialists,
and building in time during meetings.
practice for the skit to be created and rehearsed at meetings.
Students-
to research
for ideas, be open to team suggestions
to generate the
skit and solution,
to work
earnestly on creating and rehearsing the skit
to come up with
the costumes and props
Parents-
to allow time
for research & skit rehearsal and to help make or gather costume
pieces.
Make sure team
member can attend as many meetings as possible.
Teamwork judging-
Practice at
least once each meeting. Allow kids to decide who is the rule keeper,
idea solicitor, and time keeper before going into the judging area.
Have the kids practice introducing themselves to you as you start the ICs
from about 3 weeks out from the tournament.
Robot game- Two
parts-
Table run-
How we set it
up-
We rotate, but if
your team is larger than 6 to 8, you might want to designate a set of
students
to go to the table.
Table tips-
Start the
missions at the same place each and every time!
Moving it
around is difficult to constantly recreate.
Create lego
rulers for yourself to mark off where to start the mission off if you
must move it.
Have all your
programs on the NXT in the order you want to run them.
Consider using a
single program, where all the programs are bundled in one program,
and using a
touch sensor to start each new mission.
Use the guide
lines on the start pad to help you find your mark.
DON'T start in the
middle of the block. The robot will mess it's mission.
Can bring your
own table stand to set your pieces up.
Design judging-
The judges want
to know that YOU, the coach or parents, didn't actually make the
programs. The design judging section is so your kids can show case
their ideas and skills. The judges will ask them about process, ask
to see a program, and see a sample of the code. Don't necessarily do
your fanciest one. If you have a program that works 100%, show that
one.
FLL members'
responsibilities-
Deciding before
the tournament which program they wish to show the judges.
Dividing up who
will speak about what areas.
Deciding who
will run the mission in front of the judges.
Coach's
responsibility-
Print out one or
more of the code images for the tournament book.
You can snip,
or copy and paste the program lines to a word document for printing.
Tournament
necessities-
The “ team
book”. Not a scrap book, per-say. Judges don't even look at it
really. More for the team and keeping track of their progress and
success.
Must have 4
copies of the team form, one for each judging station and one to turn
in at the beginning of the tournament. Use tabs so the kids can
quickly turn to the pages and give the forms to the judges.
Coach's-
Take a team photo of the kids, include a 3x5 or 4x6 on the forms so
the judges can see the kids as they make their final considerations.
The research photo is of the kids in their full costumes, but the
other three are of the kids in their team shirts or color.
Bring snacks and drinks for your team (or assign this task).
Organize someone to get a table covering at the very least.
Many teams deck their tables out, and give out small tokens that talk about their research.
Designate a camera person / historian for the robot game runs.
Team members-
Create a backboard that talks about your research.
These often resemble science fair backboards with the problem
and solution stated on the board, as well as relevant facts.
Bring something to do at the tournament.
The tournament is like being a goalie at soccer match-
1 hour of boredom punctuated by 10 minutes of intensity.
I do like tournaments, but really active kids can find them
stressful in the down times.
Sleep well before the tournament!
Remember to have fun.
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