FIRST LEGO^® League Coaches' Resources

This page is for teams who have already registered for the North Texas Regional Championship Tournament. For information about registering your team with FLL and the North Texas Regional FLL Championship Tournament, please contact Stacey Bucklin, Tournament Coordinator at the Museum of Nature & Science by emailing sbucklin@natureandscience.org or click here.

2010 Kickoff Event

On September 11, 2010, the Museum of Nature and Science will host its second annual FLL kickoff event. This free event begins at 9:30 and concludes at noon. This is an opportunity for coaches to see a completed field set-up, get an overview of the season, and network with other coaches. In order to accommodate as many teams as possible, we kindly ask that only one representative per team attend this event. To sign up, contact the Museum's reservations department by calling 214-428-5555 x8 or by emailing reserve@natureandscience.org. Please have your team number ready. Space is limited, so reserve your spot early!

FLL Team Building Sleepover:
Saturday, September 11 - Sunday, September 12, 2010

After the meeting, grab your teams and join us for a FLL Team Building Sleepover from Sat, Sept 11 - Sun, Sept 12! Veteran teams: bring your own robots and we will provide a night of fun and games, including a scavenger hunt with your robot throughout the exhibit halls! Novice teams: we will provide robots for you to enjoy along with hands-on instruction to help you learn how to make your robots do amazing things with games and activities.

Please contact the Sleepover Coordinator for more information.

FLL Sleepover 2010 Flyer
Sleepover Registration Form

Ongoing Coach Training Sessions

This season’s Head Referee has generously offered to conduct several free coach training sessions at the University of Texas at Dallas campus. The schedule is listed below:

September 25: Organizing Your Team, Project Management and Strategy
October 2: Chassis Building and Building Techniques
October 16: The Project and Its Importance
October 30: Programming, Linear Programming and Structured Programming
November 20: Attachments

All sessions will be held from 1-4 PM at:
University of Texas at Dallas
800 W.Campbell Blvd.
Science and Engineering, Education Center, Founders North Building, FN 2.302

For more information on these training sessions or to reserve your spot please contact Ken Berry at ksberry@utdallas.edu.

North Texas Regional FLL Championship Tournament Announcement

The Museum of Nature & Science is pleased to announce that we will once again serve as the Operational Partner for the North Texas Regional Tournament. The date of the tournament will be January 29, 2011 at the Hockaday School. Please keep checking back to this site for further information, as updates will be added throughout the FLL season.

Tournament Schedule

This year’s North Texas FLL Championship Tournament schedule will be available for download approximately one week prior to the tournament.

Tournament Score Sheet

For your planning purposes, the challenge game score sheet will be made available at the beginning of the FLL season to provide the complete list of missions and associated point values for the Challenge game.

Consent and Release Form

FIRST LEGO League requires all team members, coaches, and anyone else associated with your team to sign an FLL Consent and Release form before being allowed to compete at an event. It is also recommended that you bring with you a team roster to ensure that you have all of the forms for all of the members of your team.

Download and print: FLL Consent and Release form

Hosted at:

The Hockaday School

Challenge 2010