UNEARTHED – FIRST LEGO League

1. Two coach rule – please make sure you have a “Lead Coach 1 and Lead Coach 2 associated with your team and have cleared YPP (background check).  Here are some resources to help you with coaching information.
2. Youth Registration – See the Youth Registration Section Below
3. Payment – If you have not made payment yet to FIRST for the season, here is information about how to make payment to be eligible to compete this season.
4. ***Archaeologist Panel – FIRST Indiana Robotics held a panel conversation with several Indiana Archaeologists on September 6.  Watch and share this video with your teams to help get started on your Innovation Project.
5. Grants
   1. BAE Systems – Within 70 miles of Fort Wayne
   2. AEP / Indiana Michigan Power – be in their service area
   3. FIRST Grant Portal
   4. Donors Choose – public school teacher opportunity
   5. Don Wood Foundation – Camps, Clubs, and Competitions in NE Indiana
   6. How To: Sponsor Relations
   7. Marketing Robots
6. FIN FLL Challenge YouTube Playlist – Videos that cover LEGO building, team organization, innovation project help and more!
7. FIRST Indiana Robotics FLL Challenge landing page – get tournament information, and more.

How paying for FIRST LEGO League Challenge works:

1.  Register your team, get your challenge set and SPIKE Prime (if necessary) – This is done through FIRST Headquarters in your dashboard account.
2.  Sign up and pay for a FIRST Indiana FLL Challenge Qualifying Tournament – This is done with FIRST Indiana Robotics. (see below)
   1. Semi-State and State also done with FIRST Indiana Robotics (FIN)
3. World Festival or other Invitational – Registration and payment for those is done through FIRST or the hosting organization.

FIRST Indiana Robotics Payments

1. Qualifying Tournament Fee: $100 Payable to FIRST Indiana Robotics
2. Semi-State Fee (if the team qualifies): $125 Payable to FIRST Indiana Robotics
3. State Championship (if the team qualifies): $125 Payable to FIRST Indiana Robotics

PDF Directions for using the site

Season Schedule

Youth Registration

FIRST requires all youth team members to register. Youth team members who have not registered will not be permitted to participate in FIRST remote and in-person team meetings, events, or competitions. 

Express Enrollment

The Express Enrollment application is available now for coaches in the United States and Canada with completed FIRST Youth Protection Screenings and provides a simplified experience on mobile and desktop to register and accept youth to FIRST teams.

FIRST lead coaches can generate web links or QR codes in the FIRST Dashboard to share with parents and guardians of their youth participants, granting access to the application.

Parents and guardians use the web link or QR code from the lead coach to register their youth to a team in a few simple steps. After applying to a team, coaches will need to accept the students through the FIRST Dashboard. Once the coach approves or declines the request to join a team, the parent/guardian is notified via email.

Please note that some regions may have additional steps to complete youth registration. If this is the case, your local Program Delivery Organization will contact you with further instructions.

Coaches can get started today by visiting the Team Contacts/Roster section of their Team Dashboard.

View Express Enrollment Lead Coach Instructions

View Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions

View Express Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

News from the community!

Mentor Training – All levels of FIRST

Hello mentors and coaches! As announced at the FIRST Indiana Robotics town hall, Red Alert Robotics will be hosting the inaugural FIRST Indiana Mentor Workshop, think Purdue forums but just for mentors! The event will be Saturday, November 1st at the Center Grove Innovation Center.

More information and sign up: https://forms.gle/8Cw9H2j4DQzVVC1Q7