Early on, I thought it was a great idea to go in and hear and see what was 
going on.  Now, I never go in to any of the presentations and any other 
coach on our team who has worked with the team on a presentation, does not 
go in.  However, I think it is no big deal if parents who were not involved 
go in to take pictures and videos.  The videos provide a tremendous amount 
of feedback for the team.

Long story longer, if you are a coach, I'd stay outside, if you are a parent 
who is interested in seeing what goes on and also taking pictures and/or 
videos, I think there is no issue.  One last thing, we always coach our 
teams that they are on their own in a presentation room and we tell them, if 
they look to an adult in the room, it might adversely affect their 
presentation.  We have had no issues as far as I can tell.

Lloyd O'Hara
Coach, The Crestwood Monarchs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leigh Light" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 5:06 PM
Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Project Presentation Attendance


> All,
>
> It has been recommended to me by a couple of experienced coaches that
> it is best if no adults (no coach or historian) be present during the
> team’s project presentation.  The stated reason is that the team
> members sometimes look to the adults present for guidance, especially
> if it is their first time, and that this behavior can negatively
> affect their score.
>
> Does anyone have a different opinion?
>
> What about the Core Values and other sessions where the judges ask the
> team questions?  Is it best that no adults be present for these as
> well?
>
> This is the first time my team and I have participated in an FLL 
> tournament.
>
> Thanks,
> Leigh Light
>
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