Teams,
I hope you're all doing well in this crazy year. I know many of you all are learning how to coach teams in a remote environment and we're busy learning how to run tournaments in a remote environment as well. We're just a few
days from the opening of the tournament preference selection portion of the
VA-DC FLL registration process. I have included a lot of notes below as
well as the previous email about registration below that so please take a few minutes
and read the notes. We look forward to seeing you all at regional
tournaments in January/February!
Important things
to remember:
Remember that
the VA-DC FLL Registration system will close at midnight on December
10th. After that point you will NOT be
able to make any changes to your team information (team members, names, etc.). Please have all changes done by
this time. We must lock the system to allow us to do the team assignments
and the system will remain locked even after the assignments are completed.
Karen Berger
Welcome to
the 2020/2021 RePlay FIRST LEGO League Season!
We
hope you are just as excited about the new RePlay season as we are! We're
a few weeks away from the opening of the tournament preference portion of the
VA-DC FLL registration at 10 am on December
1st!
A few
critical updates and changes for this season:
1. All official
events will be remote this season
2. If you have a
registered team and will NOT be participating in a Regional
Tournament in January/February, please let us know (simply email [log in to unmask])
3. For tournament
preferences, this year teams will only be selecting their preferred dates (not
locations). Teams will then be assigned “locally” if possible but due to the
remote format, some teams may be assigned to events “outside” of their
area. Tournament dates include: 1/23/21, 1/24/21, 1/30/21, 1/31/21, 2/6/21, 2/7/21 (note that there will be at least one
Sunday event but not all Sundays may have tournaments)
Registration
is open, VA-DC FIRST LEGO League teams are encouraged to start/complete
the registration
process now!
Below is specific information on how to complete the
registration process.
1. Register
FLL team with FIRST (team name, national FLL
team number, coach contact info, etc.). FIRST
LEGO League teams MUST be registered with FIRST for the 2020 RePlay season
before registering with the VA-DC FLL Region. FIRST will issue the FLL
team number.
To
register your team, go to: https://my.firstinspires.org/AccountManager/Account/Register
2. Create
Team Manager account and enter
team information (team name, team number, coach
contact info, team member names, dates of birth, grades, etc.). Grade
determines the team’s VA-DC FLL division: https://teammanager.va-dcfll.org/
3. Pay
the $100 VA-DC FLL Regional Registration Fee (due
by 12/10/2020). Make sure to use your FLL National Registration
number. Options for payment include:
a. Credit
card online payment: An additional $3.00 credit card
processing fee will be charged with this option. Go to: https://jmu.irisregistration.com/Form/VADCFLL20RMT
b. Pay
by check: Send a check for $100 to the address
below. Be sure to include your team number on the check so that
it can be correctly credited. Multiple payments may be
included in the same check, but each team numbers must be indicated. Mailing
address for check payments:
VA-DC
FLL
James Madison
University
800 S. Main, MSC
3516
Harrisonburg, VA
22807
c. Pay
by purchase order: Purchase orders are acceptable from
any VA or DC school system. Send your purchase order to the address below
or email them to [log in to unmask].
Be sure to include your team number on the PO so that it can be correctly
credited. Multiple payments may be included in the same PO, but each team
numbers must be indicated. Mailing address for P.O. payments:
VA-DC
FLL
Lakeview Hall
800 S. Main, MSC 0305
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
4. Regional
Qualifying Tournament Date Preference Selection (pick 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th choice). This
final step (selection of tournament dates) will not be available until 10 am on
December 1st.
Assignments
are based on a first-come, first-serve basis based on tournament date selection
so starting registration now will not guarantee your preference but does give
you ample time to collect team member information ahead of time.
You
will be able to come back and make updates/changes as needed until the end of
the registration period on December 10th. We will send out reminders
when we get close to the opening of the regional tournament date selection
portion.
Please email [log in to unmask] for any
assistance. Thank you and we are looking forward to yet another
fun-filled and successful season!
Sincerely,
VA-DC FIRST LEGO
League Staff
(540) 568-2216
800 South Main St. MSC
0305
Harrisonburg, VA 22807