Hi Palani

It's always a good thought from a coach perspective to think this way, but
I have seen that it causes a burnout and kids kind of start hating if we
push them too hard. I have learn that 1 month before the kickoff has always
been good for my team. Keep it light during the off season has been my
mantra :)

Amit Govil


On Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 4:12 PM Palani Annamalai <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello there,
>
> We are a rookie team and we had a wonderful season. For our first season,
> the kids built a 3 wheel robot based on education set and then made their
> own changes. Programming wise mostly it is straight/curved paths. They used
> a gyro/color sensor for one mission.
>
> I am planning to have a 2:30 hr sunday class for 3 or 4 months early next
> year. Any ideas for off season FLL classes? Should i ask them to try out
> different robot designs, starting from building few base models from
> websites, or use axles to make better attachments or advanced programming
> (line following & aligning using color sensor, gyro sensor and other
> sensors).
>
> Any suggestions/help is appreciated. Thanks.
> Palani
>
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