[Eagleeyedan]

Originally Posted by smurfgirl

Hi everyone!

I'm working with a woman who is trying to start an FLL team at a nearby elementary school in Cambridge, MA. She wants to know if meeting two hours per week is sufficient to prepare for the competition. This sounds too low for me, but I was hoping to get a better idea of how many hours per week teams usually put in from people who have participated in FLL before. I'm sure there is a large range, so I'd like to get as much feedback as possible. Thanks for your help - I'm hoping we'll be able to make this team a reality!

Ellen

Our team meets for two hours twice a week and sometimes 3 times a week during the last few weeks. Some kids work less efficiantly though when you meet like this. SOme teams will get burned out if you meet to much. It really depends on the team to know how often you need need to meet and for how long you meet. When I was in FLL, we only met once a week for 2 hours and ended up meeting everyday for 3 hours in the last 2 weeks. Find what works best for your team. Ususally, teh last half hour of our meeting is time for the kids to have some fun and let the seriousness out and just have fun with their teamates. This builds teamwork ans also makes the meeting more fun. That's my input