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Unread 09-10-2006, 19:09
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Re: Holding your first FIRST Lego League tournament

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Originally Posted by M. Krass
So, let's pretend that your team just agreed, sight unseen, to host an FLL tournament in early December.

What do I need to know to make this event run smoothly, professionally and, most importantly, make it seem as if we're not all bumbling idiots?

Help! I know almost nothing about FLL.
FLL has documented most procedures for running tournaments.
If this is an "official" tournament, such as a qualifier, you need to follow these. If this is a local scrimmage (which are great experience for the teams) you need still need to see these procedures, but have a little more flexibility. (for example, some scrimmages don't have research presentations).

As has been mentioned, capacity decisions drives many of the other FLL gears. Running a tournament is a lot of work, but also so much fun. At the minimum, you will need dozens of volunteers. Just setting up the tournament tables takes hours.

I would suggest that you contact your FLL partner asap.
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