I wonder how many kids it would take to break Brandy's 10 simultaneous
brains at work rule :-)

Nari Narayanan

P.S.  Don't flame me.  I just couldn't resist.

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:38 AM, B Bergenstock <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I would say the heart of the rule of ten kids is that no more than ten
> brains get to work on the competition materials and solutions.  To me, I
> would wonder, is this the first time your sub has been present?  If they
> were present before, did they contribute to the team's ideas and solution?
>   Because it's really hard to keep kids who have an idea about something
> from sharing with the group, and that would break the ten kids rule (which
> is different from collaboration) . If they were not present unless a team
> members was absent at the last second, would they integrate well into the
> core value challenge, & how would they know what lines to follow for the
> skit?
>    Would the tournament know? No. Is it a good idea? Unless you have less
> than a ten kid crew, I don't actually think so.
> IMHO,
> Brandy
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Darlene Pantaleo <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> It has certainly been known to happen, Scott. We don't check IDs, only
>> head counts and ages. The only concern on your part should be that if you
>> are competing as a Div I team, your sub should not belong to Div II.
>>
>> On Sep 17, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Phil Smith III wrote:
>>
>> Don’t take this as canon, but ISTR that the team roster is only presented
>> at the tournament, so if there were actually more kids on the team, but
>> only the max of 10 show up at the tourney, nobody would even know or care.
>> ****
>> ** **
>> Mind you, a team that large will be interesting to manage!****
>> --****
>> Phil Smith III****
>> ** **
>> Coach, The Capital Girls (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 *Greiling, Scott
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2012 9:46 AM
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Subject:* [VADCFLL-L] alternates****
>> ** **
>> Still waiting on an answer from FLL.  Has anyone been able to place an
>> alternate on the team for tournament day if a team member is sick?****
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