Championship Tournament Info. #3

Received from Robyn Swets 2-7-13

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 (33^rd and Grange) and Stadium (33^rd 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.