Friday, October 30, 2009

Rembmer to Review the Q&A page

Just a reminder to teams to check out the Q&A page from time to time...and especially before the tournament you attend to make sure you're up-to-date. These Q&A will be the official rulings by the refs at your tournament and it would be awful for your kids if they were basing their decisions on old information.

Have fun!

Dave

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Another practice tournament is available, this time for teams in the Oakville area. The information is below.

The info for the tournament is:

Oakville Trafalgar High School
1460 Devon Road, Oakville, ON
Date: November 14, 2009
Time: 9am-noon
Fee: $50.00
Teams are required to bring: an Extension Cord and Power Bar
Contact: Evelyn Wainewright at evelyn.robotics@hotmail.com

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Practice Tournament at Queen's

Hello Coaches,

I hope your season is progressing along nicely. I'm sure your kids are enjoying all the building, programming, and researching that's been going on the last few weeks.

We have another Practice tournament opportunity available to you. I would highly recommend getting to a practice tournament before your qualifier because it really helps to prepare your kids even if they're not "ready" to compete. If interested in this great opportunity, please download the flyer here for more information.

Dave

Saturday, October 10, 2009

New workshop in Toronto

Hello coaches,

Crescent School in Toronto will be holding a coaches' training workshop. Details are below. Once again, thanks to all of our trainers who have been hosting workshops for coaches in Ontario!

Date: October 23rd
Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Crescent School
2365 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON. M2L 1A2
Topics Covered:
  • Team building
  • Introduction to basic building
  • Introduction to NXT-G
  • Preparing for presentations
No need to bring anything except items for note taking.

Contact
: Jeff Adams
Phone: (416) 449-2556 ext. 307

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Vote for FIRST!

Hello coaches,

Since you participate in FLL in some way, you obviously value the program's goals. Help FIRST achieve their goals by voting below. Please see the message below and take the one minute required to enter your vote.

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Tournament Registration is NOW OPEN!

Hello Coaches and Teams,

Registration for Ontario's Qualifying Tournament system is now open and will close on October 15th. Please check out www.fllontario.org for tournament locations and contact information. Please contact the tournament directors directly in order to register your team.

Tournament Directors have been asked to give preference to teams in the area surrounding them so that those teams can be best served. If you are not able to get into your your first tournament of choice, please look to the others that are available and choose from one of them. We are very fortunate in Ontario to have 11 high quality qualifying tournaments.

A big thanks goes out to our Tournament Directors as they volunteer their time to prepare a great event for your teams.

Have fun!

Sincerely,

Dave