Greetings to all FLL teams in Virginia and DC! My name is Steve Scherr, and I am your Referee Advisor for VA/DC FLL. I will be following discussions on this email list, and I'll post messages to let you know what I think about topics relating to the Robot Game, and my philosophy for interpreting the game documents. I also provide training materials for referees at Virginia and DC FLL tournaments, and a bunch of you will see me wearing funny hats at tournaments this season. Next month, I'll send out a couple of emails to tell you about "What to Expect at your FLL Tournament", but today, I'd like to focus on three quick topics: 1) Table setup 2) Rules and the Game Documents 3) Coach support Since "quick" for a referee is kind of chatty (see topic #2), I will send these out in separate emails. [I think that they are worth reading...] Best wishes for a great Nature's Fury FLL season! Steve Scherr VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor -- 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.