FLL Coach Information

Team Preparation
  1. Youth Protection Program: Coaches must register and complete the Youth Protection Program at http://www.firstinspires.org.
  2. Fingerprinting: All coaches must be fingerprinted. You need to contact Laurie Grenus (grenusl@glastonburyus.org​) at the BOE to schedule a time. There is no cost to the coach; Glastonbury Public Schools is covering the cost of over $70.
  3. Robot Game Table: Most teams have a table from previous years. New coaches can have a table delivered by Glastonbury Public Schools, or possibly have to share one at a school. 
  4. Materials Pick-up: Every team is provided a Robot, and a Chromebook or an iPad. Those can be picked up at the coach training held Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Gideon Welles School. There will be an overview of the season at that time; plan to stay until about 8:00 p.m.
  5. Meetings: Determine when and where your team will meet. If you want to meet at a school, email smithwe@glastonburyus.org as soon as possible so we can try to arrange a space for a convenient time and location for your team. 
  6. Field Kit: FIRST will send the team's field kit (mat and LEGO pieces) directly to the head coach's home after you successfully register your team, both coaches pass the FIRST background check, and Glastonbury Public Schools pays your registration fee.
  7. Volunteer Match: Some companies will donate money to the school system or our local booster club, G-REC, based on the number of hours you volunteer. Please consider submitting your hours for a match. Here's a document that shows how to submit for many of the large companies in the Hartford area. Email smithwe@glastonburyus.org if you need G-REC's or the BOE's non-profit EIN to submit for a match.

Coaches' Training Information
  • Coach Training will be held at the same time as equipment pick up: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Gideon Welles School. A much more in-depth training will take place at Central Connecticut State University. This is highly recommended for all new coaches. It takes place the second Saturday in September (9/12/20) and runs most of the day - usually 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration information will come out in August (for coaches registered with FIRST) from Mike Gentry. I suggest buying a lunch when you sign-up, as most coaches do this and they use the lunch time to get to know each other.
  • Here is a link to a previous Coach Training presentation.

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