Rookie Coaches if you are interested in discovering the in & out of FLL from a WorldClass Champion team keep reading: Ashburn Robotics, Team Geared UP! will be holding the 4th annual FIRST Lego League (FLL) rookie coaches boot camp on Aug 22 in Northern Virginia. During this full day camp new coaches will learn how to build and program Mindstorm robots, how to manage and run an FLL team, strategies for building strong teamwork and core value skills, how to effectively develop your research project and to present in to the judges, how to prepare for your 1st tournament and tips and trick Team Geared UP! will share with you to help you successfully compete in this year's Trash Trek Challenge. To register for this year's workshop go to: http://www.gearedup.ashburnrobotics.com/rookie-coachs-bootcamp- 2015/ . Due to the venue size we can only accommodate 50 coaches and assistant coaches. This program is intended for coaches only so please do not bring your children. We may be holding other programs focused on teaching FLL skills for kids later in the season. As a former FLL State and World Festival Champion team, Geared UP! will now be competing in FTC. This year's camp will be used as a fundraising event to help cover equipment and tournament expenses. To find out more about Team Geared UP! go to: http://www.gearedup.ashburnrobotics.com/. If you are interested in helping to fund the team go to: http://www.gofundme.com/d57y67c2k If you have questions about the camp feel free to contact me off line. Coach Mark- -- 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.