FIRST LEGO League Resources

Key documents from FIRST LEGO League

The FIRST LEGO League site has many useful documents, but when getting started it’s hard to know which ones are the most important or relevant. Here is our curated list of helpful resources:

2021/2022 Cargo Connect Season

• FLL Challenge Season Materials
• FLL Explore Season Materials
• FLL Discover Season Materials

2020/2021 Replay Season

• FLL Challenge and Season Information
• FIRST in Texas (FiT) Regional Partner
• FIRST in Texas FLL Kickoff Presentation 9/19/2020 (PDF)

2020 Regional Presentations

• FiT FLL Virtual Conference Robot Design (PDF) 8/2020

2019 Regional Presentations and Handouts

• Slides from 2019 FLL Kickoff at Williams High School
  • Perot Museum Kickoff (PDF) 9/2019
  • Team Dynamics (PDF) 9/2019
• 2019 Building with Mindstorms (PDF) Updated 5/2019
  • Axle and Beam Size Chart (PDF)
• 2019 Button Sequencer (PDF) Updated 10/2019
• 2019 Color Sequencer (PDF) Updated 5/2019
• Vector Navigation (PDF) Updated 5/2019
  • Vector Navigation Compass (PDF)
• UTD FLL Coaches Workshop Slides
  Session 1 – Intro and Robot Build
  Session 2 – Beginning Programming
  Session 3a – Strategy, Chassis, Attachments
  Session 3b / 4 – Intermediate Programming

2018/19 Into Orbit Season

• Into Orbit Challenge Guide (PDF)
• Into Orbit Challenge Updates (PDF)
• Mission Model Build Instructions
• 2018 Judging Rubrics (PDF)
• Into Orbit Coaches’ Handbook (PDF)
• FLL Event Guide for Teams (PDF)

2018 Regional Presentations and Handouts

• Slides from FCA_Chassis Design-FLL 2018(PDF) – 9/29/2018
• Slides from FCA_2018 Sensors&Attachments (PDF) – 9/29/2018
• Slides from Coach Kick Off and Training at Bethesda Christian (9/15/2018)
  • 2018 Tournament Judging Overview (PDF)
  • Building-Programminng_Tips-Trick_2018 (PDF)
  • #0 Robot Game Checklist 2018 (PDF)
  • #1 Mission Brainstorming Sheet 2018 (PDF)
  • #2 Launch Strategy Sheet 2018 (PDF)
  • #3 Launching Planning Sheet 2018 (PDF)
  • #4 Drivetrain and Chassis Specification Sheet 2018 (PDF)
  • #5 Drivetrain and Chassis Building Checklist 2018 (PDF)
  • #6 Flowchart 2018 (PDF)
  • #7 Pseudocodes and Navigation 2018 (PDF)
  • #8 Distance Lab 2018 (PDF)
  • #9 My Blocks 2018 (PDF)
  • #10 Game Planning Sheet 2018 (PDF)
  • #11 Robot Design Presentation 2018 (PDF)
  • #12 Robot Design Executive Summary 2018 (PDF)

2017 Regional Presentations and Handouts

• Slides from Coach Kick Off and Team Dynamics.2017 (PDF)
• Slides from FCA Tournament Overview 2017 (PDF)
• Slides from FCA Chassis Design-FLL 2017 (PDF)
• Slides from FCA Sensors & Attachments 2017 (PDF)
• Slides from 2017 FCA Programming Begin-Inter (PDF)
• Slides from Ft Worth FLL Beginning Programming (PDF)
• Slides from Ft Worth FLL Intermediate Programming (PDF)

2016 Regional Presentations and Handouts

• Slides from Perot Kickoff Presentation (PDF)
• Slides from Sep 10 UTD Team Dynamics Clinic (PDF)
• Slides from UTD Workshop 1 – Intro to FLL (PDF)
• Slides from UTD Workshop 1 – Beginning Programming (PDF)
• Slides from UTD Workshop 2 – Chassis and Attachments (PDF)
• Slides from UTD Workshop 2 – Intermediate Programming (PDF)
• Slides from UME 2016 Geometry of Legos (PDF)
• Slides from Sep 24 UTD Clinic – Chassis Building and Attachments (PDF)
• Slides from Oct 8 UTD Clinic – Game, Project, Core Values, …
• Project, Core Values, Tournament (PDF)
• Slides from 2016 Chassis & Attachments 101 Part A (PDF)
• Slides from 2016 Chassis & Attachments 101 Part B (PDF)
• Slides from Oct 15 UTD Clinic – Intermediate Programming (PDF)
  • Video from Builderdude35 with gyro following code (YouTube)
• Slides from Oct 15 UTD Clinic – Master Sequencers (PDF)
• Slides from UME 2016 Tournament Overview Clinic (PDF)

2015 Regional Presentations and Handouts

• Handouts from Sep 19 FCA Team Dynamics Clinic (4MB)
• Slides from Sep 26 UTD Team Dynamics Clinic (235KB)
• The Nomenclature and Geometry of LEGOs (2MB)
• Trash Trek practice scoring app (from FLLTournament.com)
• UME Chassis Design clinic (1.7MB)
• UME Sensor and Attachments – Part 1 (1.7MB)
• UME Sensor and Attachments – Part 2 (1.7MB)
• UTD Chassis and Attachments Clinic (1.7MB)
• FLL Beginning Programming Clinic
• FLL Advanced Programming Clinic
• Tournament Overview Part 1 (2.5 MB)
• Tournament Overview Part 2 (3 MB)

Software

• EV3 software and sensor blocks (gyro)
• EV3 software tutorials – STEMcentric.com

Online

FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) Website http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll
FLL® Team Information Management System (TIMS) https://my.usfirst.org/fll/tims/site.lasso
Youth Protection Plan (YPP) http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/youth-protection-program
North Texas FLL® Google Group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/northtexasfll
Perot Museum (FLL® Regional Partner) http://www.perotmuseum.org/events-and-programs/school-programs/first-lego-league/index.html
Roboplex http://roboplex.org/fll
TechBrick Robotics http://www.techbrick.com/Lego/Lego2015/Resources/index.html
Brick Owl http://www.brickowl.com/
NXT Programs.com http://nxtprograms.com/

Contact information

Kelly Goodner, FIRST in Texas – mailto:kelly.goodner@firstintexas.org
Joe Varnell,  FIRST Senior Mentor – jvarnell@firstinspires.org
Jim Brodnick, Coach – james.brodnick@gmail.com
Patrick Michaud, Coach Republic of Pi – pmichaud@pobox.com
Jay Jordan, Coach & Tournament Director FCA Robotech – info@fcarbotics.com

Regional match videos

• Republic of Pi – World Class North Texas FLL Regional Championship Match #4 (556 points)

Table ideas and suggestions

• Standard FIRST LEGO League Table
• Republic of Pi’s Portable FLL Table (based on Landroid’s FLL Table below)
• Inventioneers’ STOW-or-GO practice table
• Landroid’s FLL Table
• Use a set of border walls on the floor