Just a few more days…the countdown
begins! I hope you and your team are having an excellent time preparing for
Saturday. We are too!
Championship Reminders #1 and
Championship Reminders #2 have both gone out, and are online at http://southdakotarobotics.com/fllcoach.php
Here are the last few notes you’ll
need before Saturday:
1. You do NOT need to
bring new Consent and Release forms, your forms from Regionals have been
forwarded on to us. If you have team members that missed Regionals and did not
fill out a form, or mentors/coaches who have since joined the team, please bring
forms for those participants.
2. Parking will be in the
Elmen Center (33rd and Grange) and Stadium (33rd and Lake)
lots ONLY. Teams and spectators should not park in any academic or residence
hall lots.
3. When you arrive to load
in, please do not use the circle in front of the Elmen Center. That is reserved
for the shuttle bus. While team check in will be in that front lobby, the
closest door to the pits is actually on the far west side of the building
(accessible from the south parking lot.) These doors will be open for teams if
they want to pull up near a door to load in.
4. If you want to
pre-order lunch tickets, please do so by Friday at 3 pm. Remember no outside
food on campus.
5. There will be 41 teams
competing on Saturday!
6. If you still need hotel
accommodations, we have a block of rooms reserved at the Quality Inn and Suites
in Sioux Falls. Details are at http://southdakotarobotics.com/hotel.php,
remember to indicate you are with FLL to get the discount.
7. We will be doing a
coaches meeting at 8:05 in the main gym. Please leave your team with a
responsible adult in charge before you come to the meeting. You’ll have a
chance to ask any last minute questions, and look over the tables before opening
ceremonies. Remember, if you see an error, your time to say something is during
this inspection time.
8. Our volunteers at the
information table will have a list of teams to help spectators find their way,
however, they will only have what information you’ve entered in the FLL
database. Please make sure your families know your team name or your name.
Telling the volunteers they are looking for the team from such and such school
is not enough information for the volunteers to help.