If you are interested in participating in FIRST LEGO League or FIRST Tech Challenge, it is highly recommended to start you own team. If you find two coaches and minimum of three team members, you can guarantee that your child is a part of a team. But, of course, this is not always possible.
For FIRST LEGO League, FIRST has developed a system called "TeamUp". This community-driven system enables users to search for others to connect with, seek out co-coaches, and perhaps even find mentors in their area. The system allows users to search for teams who may be looking for additional members. Due to the new 2-coach requirement the search for "connect with others to form teams” may yield more results. FIRST is highly recommending this method for FLL. Currently, there is no such system for FIRST Tech Challenge.
For FIRST LEGO League, FIRST has developed a system called "TeamUp". This community-driven system enables users to search for others to connect with, seek out co-coaches, and perhaps even find mentors in their area. The system allows users to search for teams who may be looking for additional members. Due to the new 2-coach requirement the search for "connect with others to form teams” may yield more results. FIRST is highly recommending this method for FLL. Currently, there is no such system for FIRST Tech Challenge.
In addition to "TeamUp", another option is to email (firstrob@ncat.edu) the Affiliate Partner Representative, Dr. Kory Bennett. He will send a request to coaches local to your home city. If this method is chosen, just know that your information may not be distributed as quickly as you would prefer due to the high number of emails received. Dr. Bennett will do his best to answer all the requests. The required information is below:
- Name of Parent(s)
- Contact information (Email)
- Name of Child(ren)
- Age(s) of Child(ren)
- Local City
- Any previous experience with STEM?
