Amit,
        Totally agree! I was also thinking about a burnout for both the
kids and the coach as well :) But i felt during the season the kids were
always trying to complete a mission. There was no free play or exploration
withing the robotic game setup as much as i wanted! Thats why i was
thinking of an off season schedule where i can direct them to specific
areas and it is completely up to them to have fun as well as freely explore
stuff...

rgds
Palani


On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 4:15 PM Amit G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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