NC FIRST LEGO League - Volunteer Opportunities

FLL Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

Work 10 hours, make no money, interact with hundreds of young engineers, get a free lunch,  have a blast, be totally exhausted, meet interesting people, and did we say you don't get paid?  But you do get a free T-Shirt, Breakfast, and Lunch!

These are just few reasons why you should volunteer to help with this year's FLL Qualifiers and Championships!

Volunteer check-in begins at 7:00 a.m., and we ask that everyone arrive by 7:30 a.m. We provide breakfast and lunch, and we equip you with an "FLL Crew" t-shirt.  The day will be finished by 5 pm or earlier.

All volunteers receive training. Depending upon your role, your training will be scheduled in early October or on the morning of the event. Details will be emailed as they are available.

Each volunteer category has at least one "Lead" position. Leads are responsible for communicating with the Volunteer Coordinator and assisting in training their volunteers. On the day of the event, Leads check-in at 6:45 to prepare to receive and check-in their volunteers, give them their t-shirts, and ensure that they get breakfast and lunch. Please indicate your interest in being a Lead on your volunteer registration form.

Judging & Competition

The competition is judged in four categories, robot design, robot performance, project presentation, and teamwork.

Judges:
Judges are knowledgeable and objective individuals who have the ability to assess teams fairly and determine which teams earned special awards.

Technical judges assess robot design and should have a technical, engineering, or science related background.

Project presentation and teamwork judges are individuals who reflect a cross section of the population and, ideally, have an understanding of education, middle-school aged youth, and/or teamwork.

Judges' Assistants:
Judges' Assistants ensure that teams get in and out of judging on time, that judges and teams adhere to the schedule, that scores are properly relayed to the 'runner,' and that their judging rooms are broken down once all judging is complete.

Runner:
Runners pick up scores from judges' assistants and deliver them to the lead score keeper. Additionally, they assist in the breaking down and/or cleaning up judging rooms.

Emcee:
Emcees are the visible and audible host for the event, and, therefore, should be well-spoken, energetic, and enthusiastic. It is preferable that they have prior knowledge about FIRST LEGO League, however, they will be trained thoroughly on that and on the FLL Challenge and its rules. Someone with a public speaking, performing, or broadcasting background is ideal. Emcees introduce each team, announces scores, provides the play-by-play commentary to complement the projected video images, and (with referees) keep the game area free of spectators. Lastly, emcees must banter during natural breaks that occur between rounds and between the competition and awards ceremony.

Pit
The Pit is where all team tables are located and where teams gather when not in judging, competition, or practice.

Pit Manager:
Pit Managers are responsible for communicating with and assisting all teams and volunteers in the pit area and for communicating with lead volunteers from other areas of the tournament as necessary.
The Pit Manager team will designate a Pit Announcer, whose primary responsibility is information dissemination.

Pit Runner:
Pit Runners work with Team Queuers in the competition area to ensure teams arrive for robot game matches on time and informs teams of any changes to the schedule that happen on competition day.

Team Queuer:
Team Queuers ensure that teams are reminded of their scheduled tournament times (i.e. matches, practice table time)

Practice Table Manager:
Practice Table Managers oversee the practice tables, ensuring that teams are on and off the practice tables at scheduled times, that tables are left in the condition in which they were found (i.e. all mission models in tact and in appropriate location), and that the tables are broken down once scheduled practice times are complete.

Miscellaneous

Greeters:
Greeters are campus resource people. They will help with pedestrian traffic at check-in, guide teams to their competition rooms, and assist with lunch distribution in the Pit.

Set-Up & Break-Down Crew:
Set-up Crew will assist in setting up competition, practice, and pit areas the day before tournament. We will need you from approximately 3-9pm. We will feed you dinner! Break-Down Crew will assist in breaking down all tournament areas after the event has ended, so we will need you from 4-8pm.

Registration/Information Table Staff:
These staff members will check teams in and be available to answer questions throughout the day.

Photographer:
The photographer will visually record all areas of the tournament (print and/or video).

Floater:
Floaters will not be assigned to a particular area, but will step in as needed (i.e. if a volunteer role is vacant on the day of the tournament; to give a volunteer a break from their duties) and will ensure that volunteer area is restricted to volunteers only.