Guides and Resources for
FIRST LEGO League Coaches and Teams

This page collects together several useful guides and resources for FIRST LEGO League teams, including some links that may be hard to find.

Important Web Sites (especially for Northern California FLL teams)

• Northern California FLL Home (NCaFLL)
• NCaFLL Yahoo Groups email list and web site -- N. Calif. coaches should join this list
• www.firstlegoleague.org -- the official FLL web site
• Teams and Tournaments -- for finding or posting Local and State Tournaments
• Important: Update your Team Profile
• FIRST Jr. Robotics > FIRST LEGO League -- the other official FLL web site (www.usfirst.org)

• Official FLL Challenge 2004 Q & A Page -- challenge rule clarifications.
• Northern California FLL FAQ (2004 Season) -- info on Northern California tournaments and more.
• Skye Sweeney's FLL FAQ -- contains a wealth of useful links and information.
• PDF version of Skye Sweeney's FLL FAQ (as of 9/4/2003) -- for convenient printing (46 pages)

• FIRST Jr. Robotics > FIRST LEGO League > Coach Resources  -- links to FLL Tutorials and Curricula.

Lots of great resources, especially:
• High Tech Kids (previously Minnesota FLL / InSciTE).  Look for the Training Downloads section.
• Coaching Manual
• Building and Programming guides -- including:
• Building LEGO Robots for FIRST LEGO League (by Dean Hystad)
• Robolab Programming (by Fred Rose,  Joel Stone, Doug Frevert)
• RCX Code (RIS) Programming (by Fred Rose, Joel Stone)
• Carnegie Mellon Robotics Curriculum
• The Art of LEGO Design (by Fred Martin) (975 KB)
• FLL Coach's Handbook (by Skye Sweeney) (1.2 MB)
• RoboLab Notes (by Steve Putz) -- a 6 page overview of the RoboLab programming interface (1.3 MB)

• 2002 Local Event Guide (from FIRST LEGO League International) (30 pages, 147 KB)
• Local Tournament Handbook (revised 9/2003 for Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program) (52 pages, 261 KB)
• Note: for the 2004 Referee and Judging Guides, contact NCaFLL-Directors@yahoogroups.com

• RIS 2.0 Program Printer -- a utility for printing RCX Code (RIS) programs
• LEGO Gear Calculator (Excel Spreadsheet by Skye Sweeney)
• www.RoboticsLearning.com -- LEGO Robotics classes, products and resources