Excellent. Thanks Karen! On Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 6:20 PM Karen Berger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > No team will be penalized because a team member needs to leave early or > arrive late. > > The statement about all team members participating is so that all members > who are onsite during a judging session or robot performance round should > participate but if they are not on-site during the activity, the team will > not be penalized. > > What we don't want to see, for example, is half the team participating in > core values judging while the other half of the team stays behind to work > more on the robot. > > Thanks, > Karen > > ------------ > Karen Berger > VA-DC FLL Regional Tournament Coordinator > > > > ---- On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:03:29 -0500 *Thomas West <[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>>* wrote ---- > > I would like a more concrete ruling on this. I have a team member that > will be able to attend our competition for part of the day. Will my team > be disqualified if a team member does not attend a judging event because > they have left the event? > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 3:28 PM VA-DC FLL Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Shari from Lord of the Bricks is correct: All team members who are > present at the event must participate in all three judging sessions, as > well as robot game matches. > > We hope that families will prioritize FLL tournaments which are fun and a > great learning opportunity, but this is 2019 in the USA, and children's > schedules seem to have a mind of their own sometimes... > > If the unavailable team members have special roles in the Innovation > Project presentation, or special knowledge in other areas, the the team > should try to adapt to showing up without them. > > Steve Scherr > Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 11:32 AM Patricia A. Faini (pafaini) < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I have a team member who is going to leave the competition for a swim > meet. Aghh! Should I bring this team member with me to the competition? > What happens if a team member leaves during the day? Are there rules on > this? > > > > Patricia Allen Faini > > Master of Science in Literacy and Culture > > Echo Lake Elementary School, Grade 4 > > Certifications: K-6, Reading Specialist, Gifted Education > > Team Leader FIRST Lego League: Team #44473, Team #48748 > > > ------------------------------ > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > 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.