FLL Coaches and Teams,
  The World Class mission model build instructions will be posted tomorrow,
Friday, August 1, at 12 noon Virginia-DC time.  They will be on the web at
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/missionmodelbuildinginstructions

  Even if you don't have your field kit yet, you can still take a look at
the model pictures and guess what your robot's tasks might be.  We won't
know for sure until August 26th, so let your team's imagination really run
free.

   Lots of teams like to get together during August or after they form in
September to have a "build party".  Team members can get familiar with uses
for different types of LEGO pieces and have the mission models ready to go.

  For rookie coaches, and others who'd like to get more comfortable with
FLL, keep an eye on the FLL Coach Calls that will be listed at
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/teamresources  (plus, you can
start by listening to some of the recordings from last year--the basics of
mentoring a team apply every year--only the specifics of the robot game and
the project challenge should change.)  There is a lot of good material
linked from the Coach/Team Resources page, so try to check there multiple
times during the season for help.

From the FLL Challenge website, you'll be able to link to FAQs about this
year's project:
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/projectupdates

to the Robot Game updates:
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/robotgameupdates

and to the official rules about tournament judging and awards, plus
advancement:
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/event/judging
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/event/judgingfaq

Just remember our FLL Core Values (
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/mission/corevalues):

  We have FUN!


Steve Scherr
Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor

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