• 2026/2027 BIOGLOW Season : 
  • NorCal FLL Town Hall –  What Changes are coming?   Recording,  Slides
  • Tuesday July 28 7pm – Starting your FLL Challenge Team  REGISTER  –  will cover both Future and Founders 3-8

Expected Future NorCal FLL Challenge FOUNDERS Edition / NorCal FLL 3-8 FUTURE Edition webinars:

• • Sept/Oct:  Preparing for your Tournament
  • Oct:  FOUNDERS Edition Judging Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Judge Advisor
  • Oct:  FUTURE Edition Judging Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Judge Advisor
  • Oct:  FOUNDERS Edition Robot Game Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Head Ref
  • Oct:  FUTURE Edition Robot Game Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Head Ref

• Building FLL Challenge mission table

• • Challenge Specific Documents

• FIRST “How To Get Started” Video

• How do you find information?    Most Important: Join norcalfll-announce googlegroup
• Playing At Learning FLL Challenge Youtube Channel
• Completing the “Overall California YPP Clearance Status” as required by California law AB506  Learn more

• social.norcalfllc.org  – post scrimmages and local events, ask questions, connect w/ local coaches
• NorCal and FIRST LEGO League official policies

• FIRST Curriculum and materials for Educators
• LEGO Education Teacher Resources, Community Resources

• Additional Lessons created by community:
  • FLLTutorials.com – Lessons for FIRST LEGO League
  • ORTOP (Oregon Partner) Curriculum Resource Page

• YouTube: FLL Global Channel,  FLL Robot Videos,  Past Project Videos,  FIRST Channel
• FIRST LEGO League forum
• Use of FIRST Brand and other copyrighted materials
• FIRST Impact
  • https://www.firstinspires.org/about/impact

• FIRST “How To Get Started” Video
• Additional Educator Resources
• Family Resources – Discover More   – Resources for FLL at home.

• Sample Parent & Child Applications / Contracts 

• QLB 2.1 Robot Building Instructions by Rand Whillock
• Blue Angel Robotics (YouTube LEGO robot how-to Videos)
• EV3 Robot Design Ideas by EV3Lessons.com
• LEGO Engineering (programming and building tutorials by Tufts University)
• Mini Challenges
• Robot Building ver 1.3 (2004)  pdf
• Art of LEGO Design by Fred Martin  pdf

• BrickShelf (LEGO Build Library

• CAD (Computer Aided Design) tools:
  • LDD – LEGO Digital Designer (not being updated)
  • Studio by Bricklink – https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/

• PrimeLessons.org – Lessons for SPIKE Prime Users
• EV3Lessons.com – Lessons for EV3 users including new Scratch-based EV3 Classroom and EV3-Lab
• ORTOP (Oregon FLL Partner) Spike Programming Lessons

• EV3 and NXT Programming Tutorials by STEMcentric
• EV3 Programming Tutorials by EV3Lessons.com
• EV3 Education Version Programming Software (preferred),  or  EV3 Home Edition Programming Software
• Robotics for Beginners by Rowan University Laboratory – designed for teachers
• LEGO Engineering
• Programming Instructions for NXT & EV3 from Carnegie Mellon

• • NorCal FLL  –  All proceeds are used to support the NorCalFLL program
  • LEGO Education
  • Bricklink
  • Amazon
  • eBay

Remote Robot Apps:

• • Robot Virtual Worlds – http://www.robotvirtualworlds.com/intro-to-ev3/
  • Virtual Robotics Toolkit – www.virtualroboticstoolkit.com/
  • Coder-Z – https://gocoderz.com/

• 2025/2026 UNEARTHED Season : 
  • Aug 26: Coach Season Town Hall –  Recording,  Slides
  • Oct 16:  Preparing for your Tournament w/ NorCal Program Partner – Recording
    • Preparing for your Tournament Slides
    • Award and Advancement Slides
  • Oct 22:  Judging Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Judge Advisor –  Recording
  • Oct 23:  Robot Game Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Head Ref  – Recording

• 2024/2025 SUBMERGED Season : 
  • Oct 28: Ask Me Anything with Schilling Robotics – sign up for webinar
  • Oct 22:  Preparing for your Tournament w/ NorCal Program Partner – FAQ,  Webinar Recording,  Slides,  Advancement Example
  • Oct 15:  Judging Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Judge Advisor Webinar Recording
  • Oct 8:  Robot Game Q&A w/ NorCal Regional Head Ref   Webinar Recording
  • Sep 11: Rookie Coach Training  Webinar Recording, PDF Slides
  • Aug 17: Ask An Expert with MBARI:  Webinar Recording

• 2023/2024 MASTERPIECE Season : 
  •  Rookie Coach Training Webinar Recording
  •  Rookie Coach Training Slide PDF
  • Ask An Expert Webinar Recording 

• 2022/2023 SuperPowered Season : 
  •  Rookie Coach Training Webinar Recording
  •  Rookie Coach Training Slide PDF
• 2021/2022 Cargo Connect Season : 

• 2020/2021 RePLAY Season Q & A Webinars:
  • • FLL Challenge_ Ask an Expert Robot Game(Robot Game Video Submission Guidelines Included), Slides from Webinar
    • Nov 23 FLL- Challenge RePLAY Townhall,  Townhall slides
    • Aug Q&A:  Slides,  Recording mp4
    • Coffee with Coaches-A Coach to Coach Mentor Event  8-15 Webinar mp4
    • RePLAY Tournament Updates
• 2019/2020 City Shaper Season : 
  • NorCal FLL Returning Coach/Mentor Training: 2019 Slides PDF, Recording mp4.
  • NorCal FLL Rookie Coach/Mentor Training: 2019 Slides PDF, Recording mp4.   
  • NorCal FLL Preparing for 2019 Qualifier Tournament – SlidesPDF, Recording mp4 . 
  • NorCal FLL General Volunteer Training – Slides PDF,  Recording mp4 .

• • https://remotedesktop.google.com/support/
  • Zoom – built in remote control