Coaching Resources
Documents
- Judging Rubrics (PDF)
- 2010-2011 Consent form TBA
- 2010 Team Information Sheet TBA
Teaching and Learning
- CMU Robotics Academy
- Coaching 101 (PDF)
- FIRST Curriculum Collection
- High Tech Kids
- Lego Digital Designer
- NXT Tutorial
Technical Notes
- This behavior-based programming video explains how to assemble simple control patterns to form complex behavior in a robot.
- Lego NXT firmware updates are available at http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/support/files/firmware.aspx. To download a firmware update, first select the desired firmware version, then click "Downloads" and follow the instructions that appear.
- An update from version 2.0 to version 2.1 of the Mindstorms NXT software, including a controller firmware upgrade to 1.31, is available at: http://www.lego.com/education/school/. This upgrade is only for users who have Mindstorms NXT version 2.0 installed. It will not work for versions 1.X.
(NXT Controller Firmware is the basic operating software for the NXT controller. New versions are intended to improve performance and correct bugs in earlier versions.)
Useful Links
Coaching Workshops
Coaching workshop participation is by reservation only. To request a reservation, please send an email to the listed contact for the workshop that you would like to attend. Additional coaching workshops will be announced over the summer. Check here for updates.
Coaching workshops are for coaches and team mentors only. FLL team members are not permitted to attend.
| Workshop | Date | Location | Contact |
FLL Coaching Workshop |
Wednesday, September 8, 6:30-8:00 PM |
Peter Paul Development Center, Richmond |
Nick Swayne |
| FLL Coaching Workshop | Saturday, September 11 |
Central Virginia Community College |
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| Introduction to FLL | Saturday, Sept. 18, 9AM-3PM | James Madison University | Ralph Grove |