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I think I have coached my last FLL season as my daughter is an 8th
grader and has her eyes on FTC.( anyone know of a neighborhood FTC team
in the Herndon/Reston/Chantilly area?)
Over my 7 years as a coach and/or mentor, I have found the season to be
too short. The differences between being a rookie team and a returning
team are huge. This is hard on school based teams that form in
September and have to compete in November. Below is a link to
Maryland's schedule where they have regionals in Dec/Jan and the state
tournament at the end of January. (The events that don't say "FLL" are
FRC, the high school competition.)
http://www.mdfirst.org/calendar-of-events.html
This schedule would allow kids to do a lot more in a season. There
would still be schedule conflicts in January, but it would be easier
for the kids to juggle their activities with a longer prep season.
Donna Cornwell
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On 12/5/2011 3:27 PM, Paul K. VanDamme wrote:
> So I never comment on these boards...but I can't resist this
> topic....this is a horrible weekend because of all the countless
> conflicts that exist with folks trying to squeeze in final
> performances, tournaments, etc between the holidays.
>
> This year half our team was missing because they were performing in
> the nutcracker, something they rehearse for all summer and fall. It
> showed that we only had three girls, but what are you going to do --
> for active kids that do more than just lego robotics....there are
> always choices.
>
> I for one would be in favor of moving it out of December (which is
> just ridiculously busy), but I suspect other months will have similar
> conflicts for people.
>
> Carolyn
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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