Has anyone had problems getting the plane from the base to the scoring area? Seems to be too much friction. Any tips? Mac Curt Tran <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hi Chinni, > >Your first question is answered in the Judging FAQ >(http://www.firstlegoleague.org/event/judgingfaq) with question #4. An >excerpt is included below: > >Q: How is the Champion’s Award determined? Are certain weights used? > >A: FLL’s Champion’s Award recognizes a team that “embodies the FLL >experience, by fully embracing our Core Values while achieving >excellence and innovation in both the Robot Game and Project.” >At an official event judges will look for balanced, strong performance >across all 3 areas; this means that all three judged sessions (Core >Values, Robot Design, and Project) are weighted equally to determine >the initial group of Champion’s candidates. (All candidates must also >meet the 3 requirements highlighted in my earlier e-mail.) All >candidate teams are then reviewed during a deliberative process that >considers Robot Performance placement and other qualitative factors. >Final determination of the award winner(s) is based on a vote of the >full judging panel. > >For additional clarification, the Robot Games scores are used to >determine the Robot Performance Award. In regarding to the Champion's >Award, the qualifying candidates must be among the top 40% of all teams >participating in the Robot Game at the event (see my previous e-mail). >As such, a team that might win Robot Performance Award with the highest >scores does not automatically get advance to State competition. > >Regarding to your last question, the robot games scores are posted at >the tournament either with overhead projector or on large poster board >as the games progress. We do not track scores for the three judging >sessions. At the end of the tournament, the team will get back any >handed in materials that they gave to the judges for review. There >will typically some feedback for the team similar to the rubrics form >that I've e-mailed out earlier. > >Cheers, >Curt > > >________________________________ > From: VA/DC Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 1:33 PM >Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] How does the combined scoring work and what's >the weightage. > > > >The description of how awards are determined is available on the FLL >Judging page at http://www.firstlegoleague.org/event/judging. You >should also read the Judging FAQ linked from that page. > >FLL’s qualifier advancement policy is based on Champion’s Award >criteria. Champion’s Award criteria require that the team, performs >well in all three judged areas (Project, Robot Design and Core Values) >and receives a Robot Performance score in the top 40% of official Robot >rounds among other requirements. > >FLL does not rank teams except to identify Champion's Award winners. >There is no combined score or weighting. The judges look at teams that >perfom well in all project areas (subject to specific constraints about >participation and sharing.) > >All teams should expect to get judging rubrics with comments back after >a tournament, identifying where they are strong, and where they are >still developing. > >Steve Scherr >VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor > > > > >On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Chinni Reddygari <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: > >Can some one point to how the combined scoring works ? What's the >>percentage for the Robot challenges vs the percentage for the project >vs for >>teamwork etc ... I assume the teams go to the next level based on >their >>combined score. >> >>Also, where can the teams look at their individual scores, combined >scores and >>their standing after the competition. >> >>Regards, >>Chinni. >> >>-- 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. 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