Kids do have natural preferences, some mostly like to build
stuff and some are more naturally attracted to the programming. I tried
to expose all of them to everything but tried to form sub-groups with a good
cross section. We were fortunate to have two complete robots to work with
so we could split into two sub-teams, each working different missions.
For the competition: the team gets to go up to the table a total
of 4 times (one practice and three scoring rounds). I recommend each team
member be allowed up at the table at least once if possible because that’s
really where the excitement is. In our case we have 8 boys so they’ll
all get a shot at the table (2 are allowed up each time). For the
competition I’ll probably draw straws to see which pairs get to go up to
the table during which rounds (the first one is just a practice so it doesn’t
count). While you perhaps could improve your score by picking just
one set of team members to always run the robot, that goes against a lot of what
FLL is all about.
During our practice rounds in our working sessions I let them up
at our table in rotating pairs (with two other team members playing timer and
ref respectively) so they all get comfortable with setting up and running the
robot.
Glenn
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Subject: [VADCFLL-L] how do you decide "who does what"
Hi fellow coaches,
I would love to hear how other coaches approach the division
of work during the FLL season, and how you decide who does what.
Especially when it comes to managing things like kids having different
levels of interest and skill in regards to programming, and also deciding who
gets to "control the robot" at the performance rounds. I'm just
owndering how that has played out over the course of the season for different
teams.
Thanks for any insight,
Sonya Shaver in Harrisonburg
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