You know I might of answered this wrong. like totally wrong. I was thinking team mentor, not "Senior" mentor as in the project. Duh. Sorry for the misdirection. Eric On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Eric Palmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Lori > > You might want to consider a mentor to help you understand the intricacies > and approaches that coaches can leverage as well as a team mentor. Team > mentors come in all flavors from high school students to seasoned coaches. > High School students usually meet most meetings but interact with the kids > a lot. > > I think it is likely at this point in the season that a more senor mentor > can help for a couple of meetings. But the mentor candidates will have an > opinion. > > I would caution you to not have an adult come in and help the team > directly over several meetings and then leave the team. That may confuse > your leadership role. Probably better to have them observe and then provide > you feedback. > > Eric > former FLL coach > FLL judge > Tournament coordinator > FRC Mentor, Robot Inspector > > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Lori Hand <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone >> >> Forgive me for my newbie questions, I am a rookie coach with an all rookie >> team. our goal is to maybe be in the running for the rookie award as it >> seems this FLL thing is pretty challenging indeed. >> >> Anyways - We are still locating a Senior Mentor. I have read the info and >> my question is - how much time should we prepare our Senior Mentor for? I >> would like to make sure we are up front with our mentor on how much time >> we >> might need. Any thoughts on how many times to meet with a mentor for the >> project? It seems like it could just be one meeting but I am wondering if >> there is hidden needs to meet with the mentor for more time. >> >> >> thanks >> L >> >> -- 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. >> > > > > -- > About Me <http://about.me/ericpalmer> > http://www.thingiverse.com/DaddyOh > Join the 3DPrinter Revolution > http://makerbot.com > > -- About Me <http://about.me/ericpalmer> http://www.thingiverse.com/DaddyOh Join the 3DPrinter Revolution http://makerbot.com -- 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.