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== Resources from FLL Tuturials ==
* [https://flltutorials.com/en/CoachCorner.html Coaches Corner]
* [https://flltutorials.com/translations/en-us/Worksheets/2021-BeginnersGuide.pdf Unofficial Guide to ''FIRST'' LEGO League Challenge from a past season]
== Recordings of ORTOP Coaching Workshops ==
ORTOP has developed a 3-part workshop series introducing coaches and prospective coaches to ''FIRST' LEGO League.
ORTOP has developed a 3-part workshop series introducing coaches and prospective coaches to ''FIRST' LEGO League.
* '''Part 1'''
* '''Part 1'''
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BhiEdvua7tsqsCxZHvt6SbLNLN8pPZnT/view?usp=sharing PDF of the above slides]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BhiEdvua7tsqsCxZHvt6SbLNLN8pPZnT/view?usp=sharing PDF of the above slides]


See also [[FIRST LEGO League Challenge Coaching During the Pandemic|Coaching During the Pandemic]].


[[Category: FIRST LEGO League Challenge]]
[[Category: FIRST LEGO League Challenge]]
[[Category: Videos]]
[[Category: Videos]]

Latest revision as of 11:45, 1 December 2025

Resources from FLL Tuturials

Recordings of ORTOP Coaching Workshops

ORTOP has developed a 3-part workshop series introducing coaches and prospective coaches to FIRST' LEGO League.

  • Part 1

This part starts ORTOP's mission and the value of FIRST LEGO League Challenge. I then gives a brief introduction to the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 and SPIKE Prime robotics sets, the annual FIRST LEGO League Challenge field. It concludes with a conceptual overview of how a LEGO robot works and how it is connected to and programmed using a computer.

Slides for Part 1

  • Part 2

This part covers the structure of a team, FIRST Core Values, what team members do and how they benefit, a discussion of the robot sets, the cost associated with participating as a team, some ideas on fundraising, walk throughs of the SPIKE Prime and Mindstorms EV3 kits, a preview of resources available on the ORTOP Wiki, the season timeline, FIRST's Youth Protection Program, the registration process, and ends with a summary of how tournaments work and what awards are typically given.

Slides for Part 2

  • Part 3

This part starts with a review of available resources including kid-friendly videos and learning materials for coaches. It then gives an introduction to programming a robot using LEGO Education's version of Scratch including demonstrations creating programs and what those programs cause a robot to do.

Slides for Part 3

ORTOP has also developed a workshop covering coaching and mentoring techniques.