FIRST LEGO League Updates

FIRST Tech Challenge Updates

FIRST Robotics Competition

Important Dates

  • November 15 – Qualifying Tournaments
  • November 22 – Qualifying Tournaments
  • December 13 – Purdue Fort Wayne Semi-State
  • December 20 – Vincennes Semi-State
  • January 1o, 2026 – State Championship, University of Indianapolis

Resources

FLL Scrimmages or “Get Ready Events!”

E3 Robotics Scrimmage

E3 Robotics is hosting a FLL Scrimmage at the The Post Youth Center in Goshen.  This is a great opportunity to get some hands-on practice with your robots on this year’s game table as you prepare for the Qualifying Tournament. Or come as coaches and mentors and get a feel for how an event will be!

Scrimmage Details:

Date: Wednesday, October 22nd
Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: The Post Youth Center, 301 E Lincoln Ave, Goshen, IN 46528

They will be hosting a Rolling Scrimmage with 45-minute time slots. Each time slot can accommodate up to 6 teams, and teams are free to run their robots as many times as they’d like during their slot.

How it works:

  • Teams may begin arriving 10 minutes before their scheduled time to get set up.
  • Each team will have 45 minutes to run their robot on the game table for as many matches as they can fit in timewise.
  • This scrimmage is designed to help teams feel comfortable running their robots in a competition setting and to serve as a checkpoint for planning the rest of your season ahead of the local event in November.

Sign Up: To reserve your team’s time slot, – https://forms.gle/cuwpDqcnYsiEJSDN7

Tech Hounds Scrimmage

Date: October 25, 2025 – Registration Closed 10/5/2025 (email below to see if there are still spots)

Location: Creekside Middle School – 3525 West 126th St. Carmel, IN 46032

Contact Email: outreach.manager@techhounds.com

FTC 8149 and 13295 Presents FLL Scrimmage Event

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Center Grove Innovation Center

2797 Trojan Lane – Greenwood, Indiana 46143

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/1LirAu7p7cpNHDTZ6

Questions: ftc@redalert1741.org

Important Dates

Resources

General Updates for Indiana FIRST Tech Challenge Teams

Round 2 of event preferencing opened Thursday, October 9 at Noon Eastern and will close Friday, October 10 at 5PM Eastern.  2nd round event assignments will go out by Monday morning October 13.

After assignments go out, all coaches or payment contacts will receive reminders and information on payment terms and procedures for qualifying tournaments.

$300 for 2 QT’s

If a team would like a 3rd QT it is an additional $100

FIRST® Tech Challenge Team Resources


FIRST Tech Challenge has a new Team Resources link: https://ftc-resources.firstinspires.org/ftc/team. Make sure to check out our team resources from StarterBot resources to Team Webinar info to Programming resources.

Important Dates

Resources

FIN FRC Growth and Sustainability Grants

APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING

 

The application deadline for FRC Growth and Sustainability grants has had to be moved UP to October 15, Noon EASTERN.

 

If your team is in need this year due to loss of sponsors, or other funding issues putting your team at risk, please apply.

 

If you have questions, please email me: Chris Osborne – cosborne@firstindianarobotics.org

 

Selecting Kickoff Event

Lead Coach 1 or 2 may enter or edit their Kickoff information during the kickoff selection dates (September 25, 2025 Noon ET – November 18, 2025 Noon ET) by following these steps (or view our step-by-step Kickoff Instructions with screenshots):

  1. Log in to your FIRST® account at www.firstinspires.org
  2. Click the blue “Event Options” button located under the “Team Events” column
  3. Select the “Kit & Kickoff” link
  4. Enter your Kit and Kickoff information
  5. Click the blue “Submit” button

Teams can also find a Kickoff event near them by checking out the Event Search Page. Only teams that have selected a kickoff location to pick up the kit and have secured their registration fee by the payment due date will receive their Kickoff Kit at the kickoff. Teams that have not secured their registration fee by the payment due date will be considered a MySite.

Volunteer Updates

We hope hearing about all the exciting updates across our three FIRST programs will inspire you to get involved in new ways! Consider volunteering at an upcoming event in a new-to-you program or trying out a different role — it’s a great way to expand your experience and make an even greater impact.

Join us at one of our November FLL Challenge Qualifying Tournaments.

We hope hearing about all the exciting updates across our three FIRST programs will inspire you to get involved in new ways! Consider volunteering at an upcoming event in a new-to-you program or trying out a different role — it’s a great way to expand your experience and make an even greater impact.

Express Enrollment Volunteer Links