General Information
1)
Time Guidelines for all Judging and Competition sessions – It is very important that
all teams maintain the schedule as closely as possible to ensure a timely
tournament. Refer to your Tournament Schedule to see the location and time when
your team should report for judging/competition.
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Please move
quickly to your next location. If you are late for your Project or Technical
judging, you will still be required to
fit your presentation into the allotted time. If you are too late to
complete your presentation in the remaining time or miss your scheduled time
for reasons beyond your control, please see the Judging Room Assistant outside
your scheduled room and ask for the Head Judge.
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Total Project Presentation time will be divided as
follows:
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Visual Aid Set up and Tear down: |
1 minute |
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Presentation time: |
5 minutes
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Question Period from Judges: |
3 minutes |
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Robot Design judging
will be as follows:
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Technical Demonstration
& Discussion: |
7 minutes |
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Question Period from
Judges: |
2 minutes |
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A mat and complete field
set will be provided in the room. Bring your own extension
cords and laptops if needed |
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Total Robot Performance time will be divided as
follows:
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Approach and set up: |
1 minute |
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Performance Time: |
2.5 minutes |
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Clear the table |
1 minute |
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We allow ourselves 1.5 minutes
to score and reset the table between matches |
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2)
Competition Area Guidelines – Teams will be queued to the “In The Hole area 8-10 minutes before their play begins. You
will then move to the “On Deck” waiting area and finally the
“At Bat” area. It is important that the team members stay together
in route to the competition area. Only team members and coach(s) can stand in
the Competition Area. When it is your turn for competition play, the team
members and the coach(s) may proceed to the “At Bat” area.
IMPORTANT! No adults can approach the competition table AT ANY TIME right
before, during, or after the competition play. Only two team members at a time
are allowed to be on the playing field by the table while the robot is running.
The rest of the team and the coach(s) must remain in the “At Bat”
area to cheer on their team.
3)
ABSOLUTELY NO CAMERAS OR VIDEO EQUIPMENT allowed in
the competition area – Because
of the distinct possibility of Infrared Interference, NO cameras or video
equipment are allowed in the competition area. However, video cameras will be
allowed in the Presentation Judging Rooms this year to give coaches a chance to
tape their presentations for future use.
4)
WARNING: Interference –
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RCX’s – It has been reported that when downloading programs to
one RCX, other RCXs in the same room can occasionally
be impacted even if theay are several feet away. To
prevent this it is advised to keep RCXs turned off
unless they are competing or being downloaded with a program. It is also
advised that everyone should set the computer software and the IR tower to the
“short range” option. Finally we recommend that teams bring a
cover, such as a shoe box, to help protect it from this type of interference
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NXT’s – There are no guarantees that you won’t encounter
ultrasonic interference from other sources, including other robots with the use
of the ultra sonic sensor. Thus, there is an implicit risk involved. In future
years, we may see this tightened up or removed entirely. If both robots at the
table are using ultra sonics, we do not know how many
problems they may encounter.
5)
2008 FLL Release Form – All team members and
coaches are required to have this
form filled out and signed. It must have the students’ parent’s
signature. Note your registration will be delayed until these are completed.
The link is available from the main IUN FLL web page. You should have the
filled out forms in your hand as you approach the registration table.
6)
FLL Team Creed
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We are a Team
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We do the work to find the solutions with guidance
from our coaches and mentors
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We honor the spirit of friendly competition
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What we discover is more important than what we win
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We share our experience with others
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We display gracious professionalism in everything we
do.
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We have fun.