Welcome FIRST LEGO League Challenge & Explore event Hosts, Volunteer Coordinators, Head Judges & Head Referees to . . . . . FIRST LEGO League In A Box! All resources required to run a qualifying event in Australia will be located on this private link via the FIRST Australia website. Please do not share this link with anyone other than the: Qualifying Event Tournament Manager(s), Head Judge, Head Referee & Volunteer Coordinator for your event. Thanks!
In Australia, the following volunteers & staff are the national advisors to the program in each area. Please feel free to reach out as the season progresses OR on the day should you have any issues:
- FIRST Regional Director for Australia: Luan Heimlich
- FIRST LEGO League Australia Program Mgmt: Wynonah Bush first.australia@mq.edu.au or 0451 020 645
- Lead Referee/Australia: Fred Westling fred@firstaustralia.org
- Lead Judge/Australia: Melinda Blake mblake31@gmail.com
- Judging Software Technical Contact: Carl Svensson carl@firstaustralia.org
- Scheduling Software: Fred Westling fred@firstaustralia.org
IMPORTANT! Due to COVID-19 lock down/restrictions that will vary among states and territories, FIRST Australia has established a process for "remote events". Training will be conducted for all event partners and updates around these procedures will be forthcoming.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Submit your 2020 FLL Challenge Head Judge & Head Referee details as soon as possible:
CLICK HERE (Google Form)
XXX - Shipping of Supplies? Please complete this form for shipment of competition Challenge kits & trophies ASAP. CLICK HERE
XXX - SURVEY Remote vs Physical Events: Please complete as soon as possible. CLICK HERE *posted 26.8.20
XXX - RE-BRAND 2020: Please make sure your events are re-branded with the correct logos for FIRST LEGO League: Challenge, Explore, Discover. You can find all logos for download, and branding requirements, here: https://www.firstinspires.org/brand
XXX - Full Judge Training, 20 October 2020: Mandatory for all Judge Advisors & Judges (Zoom link via calendar link to the submissions via the Google form - above)
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- Full Referee Training, 21 October 2020: Mandatory training for all Head Referees & Referees (Zoom link via calendar link to the submissions via the Google form - above)
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- 2020 RePLAY Public Resources: https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/fll/challenge/challenge-and-resources
Event Management
- Event Project Spreadsheet with Checklists
- Qualifying Event Management Handbook
- Layout Regional Pits Example
- Venue Checklist
- Coach Meeting Sample Agenda
- Trophy Building Instructions
- Logos
- Branding Guidelines
- FLL Explore Expo Resources
FLL Challenge Qualifying Event Scheduler
- Update for 2020 (new judging format):
CLICK FOR SCHEDULER SOFTWARE
*The scheduler tool is also called FLL in a Box - it will generate all of your documents for the event including signage and award/participation certificates.
XXX - Additional Templates CLICK HERE
*These additional templates are for Remote Events, where utilising the scheduler above isn't needed. It contains Closing Ceremony Award Slides, Opening Script, and certificates plus other useful resources.
Judge Training Resources:
*updates coming as resources are released by FIRST
- Judge Process for Organisers (Zoom w/Luan):
Prep docs for judges (Zip File #1)
Documents for PDPS and Judge Advisors (14 files) (Zip File #2) - All Judging Resources (Google File)
- Judge Training Video (will post after live Zoom training)
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Referee Training Materials
- Jack's Judgements: Official Updates from Australia's Head Referee
- All Referee Training Resources (Google File)
- Australian Referee FLL Forum