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On 9/27 I updated the team district mapping with the primary change to “breaking” up the EB and putting some teams in each of the 3 other districts.

The team status information has not been updated yet (and l […]

This is 2nd in series of common questions that are coming in….   Read 9/9 version.

What deadlines exist?

There are 3 relevant deadlines:

Team Registration with FIRST – this is done via TIMS – t […]

 Where do I register for a tournament?   I see the “Event Application” section in the FIRST registration TIMS site but there are no events listed…

NorCal FLL does not use the FIRST system for Tournament e […]

Several coaches have asked about how the team list and status get updated, hope this helps.

I  manually download a team list from the FIRST TIMS database for the latest team numbers, team names, school/org in […]

Confirmation emails will go out Monday 8/24
We are excited to announce the 2015 NorCalFLL Kickoff event, sponsored by Intel

The Kick-off is the official start of the FLL challenge season when the field setup […]

We have a unique opportunity for an experienced FLL Team to work with the FIRST partner in Seoul, Korea.   The purpose is to help with cross-collaboration and this exchange is being done in collaboration with the […]

We are seeking people that are “Doers”  to help with making each of the District Championships happen – and put on an overall higher quality, better event.

Here are the different places that we need help for […]

For the first time in our 10 year history as the FLL Partner,  we are looking at the real prospect of not having enough FLL Qualifier host sites and organizers for every team to have an option to compete at a QT. […]

Upcoming events tagged as a “scrimmage” :   http://social.norcalfll.org/events/categories/scrimmage/

Not sure how to run a scrimmage or why it might be very good to participate in a scrimmage?

Enter your […]

FIRST scrubbed the TeamUp database recently and made several improvements in the month of July.  Taking a look today at the current list of people looking to connect for a team, here is what we have registered in […]

One of the things that I think is sometimes difficult for coaches, mentors and parents of team members to understand when they email asking a question is that I usually send them the link that answers their […]

Thinking about FIRST Tech Challenge as the next step from FLL?

FIRST has a very limited number of FLL to FTC Graduation Grants available! If you are graduating from FLL you are eligible for our FLL to FTC […]

I have noticed a large number of seemingly “fake” hotmail users already on this site. sigh.   If you see any ads or similar items that don’t belong here,  please send me an email and I will delete the user as soon […]

For those that are not quite sure how to navigate around: Here is  link that lists all upcoming Events tagged as a “scrimmage” :   http://social.norcalfll.org/events/categories/scrimmage/

When you register as a new member,  you should receive a confirmation email very quickly.  If not,  it may be that it was put into spam.  We have now received reports from those with yahoo, gmail and other email […]

We find a pretty direct correlation to girls’ interest and participation in FLL based on how the program is “pitched”.   Note that these are generalities –  not all strategies are relevant or work in all […]

A common question we get from rookie coaches and parents is “What is a good set of goals for a rookie team?”     It is hard to say one singular answer as it depends on several factors

Here are some of those […]

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