Jim, I have a rookie team team too, so you can take this answer with a grain of salt. My kids started off building a model using the instructions that came with the EV3 kit. Then as they have encountered problems with model, they modified the design from that starting point. David ---- On Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:10:59 -0400James Murtha <[log in to unmask]> wrote ---- Is there a specific basic way for my teams to build their robot? Is there a required shell to use is what i am unsure about? Any help is welcome. Thank you. ----------------------------------------- May the F=ma be with you!!! Jim Murtha Physics Teacher RHS | WCCS | ACS 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. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.