Yes we did! It was fabulous!! Kids had a blast visiting Legoland as you can expect. There were a lot of excellent teams from all over North America, but it proved a real hard place to score on the table for various reasons for all the teams. Not a single team achieved 400 and only a few posted over 300. For our Div 1 team competing with lots of older teams, it was quite a good exposure to the breadth and depth of FLL talent beyond the states. I should say VA/DC is one of the best tournaments you can go to - with 96 or 97 teams last year in 2 divisions, we got meet and witness a lot of talented and creative teams, and the tournament itself was very well run. Nagesh On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Eric Palmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Did your team go to Legoland? How was that experience? > > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Nagesh Chintada < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Last year our team won Division 1 VA/DC Championship and we were invited >> to the FLL Open / North American championship event at Legoland >> California. Again there were out 75 spots and there is no fixed spot for >> va/dc as Far as I know. >> >> Nagesh Chintada >> Coach, team X-bots >> >> On Nov 6, 2011, at 11:25 AM, Eric Palmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Also if I m not mistaken, only one or no teams will advance to worlds >> from state tournament. There are more regional tournaments worldwide than >> spots at worlds. So I think there is a lottery draw. Last year at state, >> one team advanced and it was a division 2 team. >> >> There are typically more teams at VADCFLL state than worlds for FLL. >> That is how bit our region is... Pretty cool. >> >> Eric >> Team #7 >> The Rainbow Cows >> >> On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Jennifer Armstrong <[log in to unmask]>wrote: >> >>> As a rookie coach the entire season has been one batch of information >>> after >>> another. Now that we have finished regional, I'm curious about the rest >>> of >>> the international season. Are teams allowed to tweak and improve between >>> regional and state? I can't imagine they can control that. Do you have >>> to >>> use your previous programming, missions, and presentations at the next >>> qualifier? >>> >>> In Virginia/DC after regionals, then state at JMU the first week in >>> Dec., then >>> Florida? Then Germany? >>> >>> Congratulations to Nanobots and Federal Beef Inspectors! >>> >>> Also, just want to say, thanks to all the coach, mentors, leaders in >>> VA/DC, >>> and volunteers. What an amazing experience. >>> >>> Jenn >>> Coach to BrickBusters >>> >>> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >>> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or >>> leave the list". >>> >>> -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via >>> VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit >>> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to >>> subscribe. >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or >> leave the list". >> VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via >> VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to >> subscribe. >> >> > -- Nagesh Chintada -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.