Tournament Director Information
Tournament Director Training
Key information and resource guides for 2024-2025 FIRST LEGO League Tournament Directors! These videos were designed with FIRST LEGO League Challenge in mind, but largely remain relevant across Explore as well. Please note that this will soon be updated for the 2024-2025 SUBMERGED season.
FIRST Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Inspiring Success Training Modules
In 2017, FIRST collaborated with the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) to develop training for coaches, mentors, volunteers, partners and other key stakeholders who work directly with students and are committed to creating a sense of belonging for students on teams. Through engaging and reflective activities on our interactions with students, these modules will equip you with specific strategies to support community outreach, student participation, motivation, engagement and success.
FIRST has prepared a complimentary, three-part training module course for the FIRST community. This course is free and available to anyone. The three interactive course modules each range in length from 20-40 minutes. Complete the modules individually or all at once. We recommend completing each module in one sitting as the certificates generate based on the completion of each module.
* These modules may not contain the latest inclusive language, however, the overall equity, diversity and inlcusion concepts are still relevant.
Once you've completed the training modules, we encourage you to download the FIRST Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training badge. When the file opens, right click and "save image as" to download.
Judge Advisor Training
These resources and guides are designed for 2024-2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge Judge Advisors. The following training videos provide an overview of the Judge Advisor role and requirements, documentation of awards, and the general process and experience of a tournament day. The relevant Judge Advisor documents can be found below.
Judge Training
This video training series is designed for 2024-2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge Judges. The following videos provide an overview of the Judge role and requirements as well as what to expect on a tournament day. The slide deck for this series can be accessed below, as well as additional key resources for Judges.
Judge Resources
Head Referee Training
These resources and guides are designed for 2024-2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge Head Referees. The following training videos provide an overview of the Head Referee roles and responsibilities, an overview of the SUBMERGED game, and the key webinars outlining updated rulings since the start of the season. The relevant Head Referee documents can be found below.
FIRST LEGO League Explore
Ceremonies and Awards
FIRST LEGO League Challenge
Event Planning
Event Operations
Awards
Nominations
Rubrics and Flowcharts
