[GlennGraham]

The organization that promotes and runs our local FLL program is investigating what would be necessary to support a similar Vex program. We have a huge number of local FLL teams and only a few FRC teams so we are hoping a Vex program could provide a continuing path for those that would otherwise be facing a dead-end. My role is to try to determine what new Vex coaches and mentors (many but not all will be previous FLL coaches/mentors) will need and how we can best support them. I've spent some time with my sons working with the Vex hardware and developing software and have started to identify differences in the development process:
* Large variety of LEGO parts used "as is" verses cutting and shaping limited number of parts to meet your needs.
* Fully autonomous behavior verses limited autonomous behavior and R/C control.
* Robolab/RCX which provides development of robust event and multi-threaded software verses Vex/EasyC/MPLAB (I'm still learning how to do some of the more complex behaviors with C/Vex that I could do with Robolab/RCX).

So, I would like input from anyone who has coached or mentored a Vex team on what to expect and what resources a local organization could provide to make you more successful (workshops, etc.).

Thanks,
-Glenn