Thanks for all of the excellent ideas. Certainly, our first choice is for
another parent (or two!) to step up as the coaches. We are still two weeks
from team selection, and I wanted to prepare myself for the worst. I
haven't done this before, so it is possible that I am getting worked up
over nothing.


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On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Alex <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  I think that the division I or II split of 12 years old is a de facto
> criteria for team selection.
>
> From VA/DC region site - If at least one team member is 12 years or older
> on January 1st of the competition year, then you have a Division 2 team.
> <http://www.va-dcfll.org/teams/start-register-a-team/>
>
>
>
>
> On 2014-07-22 14:15, NLE TEAM wrote:
>
> I read in one of chain emails about selection criteria for Kids, Is there
> really any kind of criteria setup for team selection?
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Vinayak Arumugam <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>  Like others have already suggested, forming a second team is a good
>> idea (probably the best!). Overall,
>>
>>
>>    1. Ten members is a big size for one team though accepted by FLL.
>>    They may not get as much value out of it compared to two small teams.
>>    2. I thought only those on the team could help with the competition
>>    preparations. Thus if only 10 can be part of a team then any help from
>>    others may violate the FLL rules. Please check the FLL rules on this one
>>    and couple of other points below.
>>    3. Encourage (or rather demand) other parents to step up to coach and
>>    volunteer. I recall that you have to have at least two coaches identified
>>    and have passed the background checks by FLL to even register your team.
>>    4. If you manage to form 2nd team then perhaps same two coaches could
>>    coach both teams. Though coaches effort may increase, kids will benefit
>>    more with two teams. Ideally, you should aim for 2 teams of 5-7 kids with 2
>>    coaches each.
>>    5. FLL is not about Robotics. Project and Core Values are equally
>>    important and scored in the competition. All parents, not just coaches, can
>>    help with these two other activities.
>>    6. I am not sure if you will be able to do any rational selection
>>    process without upsetting the parents. I think easiest would have been to
>>    go by first-come-first-serve basis.
>>    7. Finally, before your first parent meeting you might want to
>>    communicate clearly that a) you will likely have to form 2 teams and hence
>>    will need more coaches and b) may have to eliminate some kids if not
>>    coaches available and c) clearly identify the elimination process (e.g.
>>    order in which you received their request via email/phone/in-person).
>>    Otherwise, it could turn out to be a very chaotic and unpleasant parent
>>    meeting!
>>
>>
>>
>> All the best!
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Vinayak
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:26:25 -0400
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Getting the team down to 10
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> I should have mentioned that. We are trying to encourage a parent to step
>> up and coach a second team. So far none have accepted, but there's still
>> time. That's actually our first choice, and we are going to push that
>> pretty hard.
>>
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Fredrik Nyman <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Is forming a second team an option? In my experience, a large team is
>> hard to manage.
>>
>> If you can get some parents to volunteer as assistant coaches, you might
>> want to form two teams of 6-7 and give everyone on the teams a
>> substantial set of responsibilities.
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, Skip Morrow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>   I guess the forum is still broken??
>>
>> I am pretty sure we will have more than ten kids that will want to be on
>> our team. I have read about some things that teams have done using some of
>> the extra kids to help out, with the understanding that they won't be able
>> to compete. Assuming that there isn't any interest in that, what can I do
>> to get my team down to size? We have a parents and kids meeting scheduled
>> soon, which will be my only chance to meet with them all before we do team
>> selection. What would you look for? Are there some activities that we could
>> do to help us make the selections? Should we go for the smartest &
>> brightest, or something less tangible like personality?
>>
>> Skip
>>
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