Hey that is an excellent idea, Michelle!
Now talking about kid and/or coach burnout...that is also a good concern. I was just talking to someone and a suggestion came up, if the coach does not want to do off season work, maybe the kids (only if they are interested) could sign up for classes/sessions........like for example, I hear there are classes in this area for learning EV3 programming.
Sincerely,
Rajeev Mehra
Coach: Ultimate Onions
First Lego League (FLL) team # 47864
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From: Michelle Ouellette <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2019 12:22 PM
To: Rajeev Mehra <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Off season FLL classes
I used to have kids do a sumobot type challenge. We made a big ciecle on the floor with black electrical tape. Team that pushed the largest/heaviest thing out of the circke without leaving the circle won. We used touch sensors so they knew when they made contact with the heavy thing (usually a can full of pennies)
On Fri, Dec 13, 2019, 11:46 AM Rajeev Mehra <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
We too were a rookie team....and I am 100% with you here.
We also are planning to host short, once a week robotics sessions.
The focus points would be things which we never get time to do in a FLL season, some you already have given examples of.
Another thing I think I may do is to come up with some simple but relevant challenges.....for example whose robot (design+programming) can follow a line accurately at the highest speed....maybe have a race if you have two robot chassis 🙂 I would also encourage kids to solve problems in their own time, without pressure. I could also split the team into groups and pit one group against other.
Sincerely,
Rajeev Mehra
Coach: Ultimate Onions
First Lego League (FLL) team # 47864
My website - rajdude.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__rajdude.com&d=DwMGaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=amBqwySZCDxKj0KN26RrG_X94S9iRo4-jhyV4U_Fxy0&s=lffaO4E7JdWD2erW89e4CGm9KvvtkDiW2RCdq1scUrU&e=>
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From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Palani Annamalai <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:11 PM
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Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Off season FLL classes
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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