Scott...
I'm not sure what I can do to help, but I'd be happy to help however I can. Just let me know!
As far as getting kids on teams - yes, it's hard and I know many people do not have the resources to start their own team. However, if there are parents that would like to start their own community team and need some help with how to start, I know there are many teams in VA, including our team, that would be more than happy to offer assistance. There would be a couple ways to ask for some help.
First, VA-DC FLL has an Ask-An-Ambassador page where teams can volunteer to help other teams. Take a look to see if there is a team near you (it probably doesn't matter though if you are in close proximity to a team though...any of them will be glad to help). The link is FIRST LEGO League Virginia + Washington, D.C. - Ask an Ambassador.
Second, you can send an email out to this list asking for help and you will have more offers for help than you can manage. :)
Personally, our team would be happy to help anyone considering starting their own team, whether the questions are how to go about starting, programming, robot building, or whatever. Starting a team is not undoable and there is no experience necessary. Don't hesitate to ask for help.
Amy NicholsThe Ruling Robot Falcons
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On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 2:30 PM, Michael Kim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
My experience is that the limiting factor aren't kids in the right
geographic area; but rather coaches to start up new teams. New teams
typically don't have any problems recruiting and filling their
rosters. Unfortunately, I had to turn away many kids because my team
was pretty full. I was originally going to stop at 8, but here I am,
with 11! But I still had to turn away several kids.
What might be helpful is for parents of kids looking for teams to be
matched with each other and start their own teams.
On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 2:12 PM Amit G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I have taken kids in my team to fill open spots in the past, when a parent had posted that they were looking for a team. Depends on Coaches, as to how close the person lives and if there is space in the team. I usually maxed out my team (10) to let the kids have the maximum advantage. I would suggest the same to other coaches on this listserv as it also helps kids who don't have teams and also helps the team achive their coummunity outreach (core values) and awareness goal.
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> Thanks
> Amit Govil
> Ex-Coach
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> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 1:54 PM Scott Rakestraw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Helping people connect and form teams is a challenge for FIRST. As a region run by volunteers, we see the need and would like to build a Team-up application to help people connect with and form teams. We need volunteers to help build it.
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>> If you are product manager, scrum master, UX/design professional, web developer, software engineer or QA professional who would like to work on a community project to help people connect, please contact me.
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>> I am hopeful by coming together as a community, we can build a solution that will solve this problem and still meet the youth protection standards of FIRST.
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>> From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Chintan Dixit <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Chintan Dixit <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 1:34 PM
>> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Looking for a spot in FLL Team in Herndon / Reston nearby Area
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>> Are people looking for teams for their kids been successful in finding team in their local areas? It will be interesting to see the outcome of such outreach. I request parents to share views. I usually don't see a response to such posts. I can only hope that parent are finding teams for their kids. My own experience has not been very good. This has been a challenge for newcomers, and in some cases with experienced kids once their team is dissolved and/or they move out to another area. I wonder if FLL has recommendations to engage student and parents into FLL activities and start local teams if parents are willing to help via forums like this? If I understand correctly, northern VA has the most FLL participation worldwide.
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>> From: Komal Tewtia <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 11:51 AM
>> Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Looking for a spot in FLL Team in Herndon / Reston nearby Area
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>> Hello Coaches and mentors,
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>> I am looking for a spot for my son in a FLL team in Herndon area. He is a rising 4th grader and passionate about research and robotics. I would be available to help the team in many different ways. Please let me know if you are looking for a team member.
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