[Eagleeyedan]

Cool! My rookie year, 2007, my team went to a scrimmage in Appleton, WI to see what it was going to be like. There, 2 weeks before competition, we learned we have to have a research project and a unique robot. With 2 weeks left, we crammed all the time we could to get it all done. Went to competition expecting to get Against All Odds but ended up with Robot Performance and, of all thing, Champions! We went to state then but got no award. I was on the team for 2 more years and we went to state every time winning various awards (teamwork, Gracious professionalism, innovative project etc.) and my last year on the team, we tied for the WI state champions award 5 times in deliberations so the judges looked at robot score. Another team had 3 points more so they went instead. We still have not broken the record of going to state and just today, WON CHAMPIONS AGAIN! Now, I'm a mentor of 2 years, my mom is the new coach, and my 3 siblings are on the team, and one of the other original members is also mentoring. I'm also in FRC and have done Google Lunar X Moonbots.

Hope that inspires you to continue on in FLL! Coaching can be tough but it is so worth it!