3 Responses to “How to start a successful FLL team – Part 1”

1. theCoach says:

   October 8, 2010 at 8:21 am

   Great FLL videos, Brad. I’ve coached teams of 8 and that’s not bad. I only have 6 this year and have felt like there were kids missing since I’m used to bigger teams.

   I’m not as brave as you to do videos, but I have also started my own blog to help new coaches. I’d be interested to hear what you think of it. Maybe some of my tips can help your viewers/readers as well.

   I look forward to seeing your other FLL videos. Good luck at your competition!
2. Dave says:

   June 23, 2011 at 3:32 pm

   You may cover this in later videos, but for #1 you have managed to overlook a few key expenses — such as the MINDSTORMS NXT robot kit, field table, software license (per seat), tournament registration (local and/or regional), and apparel.

   And, you appear to have the good fortune of a facility that will permit free use of school computers, classrooms, utilities, and storage.

   If you have managed to fully equip a team of six, for only 600 dollars, my heartfelt congratulations. My experience is far different.
3. admin says:

   June 26, 2011 at 8:37 am

   Dave brings up a good point.

   Starting an FLL team from scratch can cost a lot, so it might be as high as $200 per student, but then in following years it should be much lower.

   Correction: you mention having only $600 to start a team, but I said $900 which should just about cover everything, hopefully.

   Brad