My teams were
all girls, which is a BIG difference, but FWIW, it never made sense to me to
have multiple robots. Instead, we divided the team according to interests:
robot, programming, research, logo/T-shirts/swag, etc. There was of course lots
of cross-discussion, especially about strategy for specific missions, but that
allowed focus. I also had a co-coach who drove some of those groups, so I could
focus on mentoring the programming/robot teams.
--
Phil Smith III
Virginia State Judge Advisor, 2007, 2008
Judge Advisor, Northern Virginia Regional tournaments, 2006
Division 1 Judge Advisor, Virginia State tournament, 2006
Coach, The Capital Girls, Oak Hill (retired)
Team 1900 (2002)
Team 2497 (2003)
Team 2355 (2004)
Team 1945 (2005)
From: First Lego League
in Virginia and DC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen
McSweeney Contreras
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 10:35 AM
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Subject: [VADCFLL-L] question
This is a general question for the LL community: This is my fourth
year coaching a LL team (two as JFLL, second as FLL). This year, I have
six 6th grade boys. They are at varying stages of focusing
abilities and interest in the tasks at hand. (Typical boys of their
age!.) Any suggestions on how to get the most out of the season?
Last year, we used 3 ‘bots and three lap tops and that seemed to be too
all-over-the-place. I am going to try 2 ‘bots and ‘2 laptops
this year (then we combine everything into 1 ‘bot). Any thoughts on
how to divide kids/tasks/etc…?