I think one of the goal for FLL is to make STEM learning attractive to kids
like any other sporting event.
FLL Challenge already has lot of variations year over year unlike sports
where rules don't change every year.

This is our third year participating in FLL. As team we have come to expect
that challenge every is different but basic rules of the
robot game like Mat Size, Launch Araea, Penalty when touching Robot in the
field, Robot Run Duration etc  will not change.

This year grasping the new rules has been kind of relearning experience and
I have certainly seen moments of frustration in the team.
I only wish FLL continues with new set of rules in future years.

Thanks and Regards
Rajesh Shah


On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 11:25 AM VA-DC FLL Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Kaitlin Ilnitzki and I can carry feedback to FLL.
>
> I don't really understand what the concern is yet.
>
> Using Home as a target area to return to is larger than the Launch Area,
> and it also has more walls to help stop the Robot, so it seems to me like
> it would be *easier* to return to Home than to the Launch Area, although
> it is a little bit farther, so it would take a little bit more time.
>
> We've tried to be pretty emphatic about this change in trainings and on
> this discussion list.  Do people have recommendations for additional
> techniques we could use in the future to help your teams understand what
> they are reading?
>
> Steve Scherr
> Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor
>
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 10:17 AM aprille.j.ericsson <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I agree with Heather's and others comments. I am at a loss for the
>> reasoning behind the changes. There will be many teams that will not be
>> aware of the difference between home and launch.
>>
>> I find it disheartening that we will penalize teams if they bring the
>> robot back to it original launch location. This would be typical to
>> Industry. I note FLL has already made it a smaller base. So it is already
>> more challenging.
>>
>> How do we provide feedback to FLL?
>>
>> Best regards
>> Dr. Aprille Ericsson
>>
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