West Florida Region - 2024 - 25 Season Schedule
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Date/ Time |
Name |
Type |
Venue |
Notes |
June - August |
FIRST LEGO League Training Sessions |
Training |
Online |
Emails will be sent with details |
Aug 6st 2024 Noon |
FIRST DIVE - Submerged Season Challenge Release |
Challenge Release on YouTube |
Online |
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September 23rd |
Make It Loud Manasota |
MASTERPIECE Season Kick off & Information & training events |
State College of Florida Center For Advanced Technology & Innovation 5826 26th St W, Bldg 8 Bradenton, FL |
Canceled; Email sent |
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October 21st |
Tune It Up Tampa Bay |
Season specific Information & training events |
Sofwerx, Ybor City |
Event timing 9AM - 3PM Registration begins at 8:30 AM |
Nov 9th |
Coaches Meeting |
Region guidelines for the season; Q & A |
Remote/ Virtual Event |
Recording Link posted under Resources menu |
December 2 |
Scrimmage 1 |
Practice Event |
State College of Florida, 5840 26th St W, Bradenton, FL 34207 |
Email with registration information and a signup link was sent on Nov 10th. Reach out to [email protected] if you didn't receive this email |
December 9 |
Scrimmage 2 |
Practice Event |
Corbett Preparatory School of IDS, 12015 Orange Grove Dr, Tampa, FL 33618 |
Email with registration information and a signup link was sent on Nov 10th. Reach out to [email protected] if you didn't receive this email |
January 6 2024 |
Tampa Qualifier Tournament & Explore Festival |
Qualifier for Regional Championship for Challenge Teams & A Celebration event for Explore Teams |
State College of Florida, 5840 26th St W, Bradenton, FL 34207 |
Qualifier Event timing: 7 AM - 5PM Explore Festival timing: 9 AM - Noon Email with registration information and a signup link was sent on Nov 10th. Reach out to [email protected] if you didn't receive this email |
January 13 |
Polk County Qualifier Tournament |
Qualifier for Regional Championship for Challenge Teams |
McKeel Academy of Technology, 1810 W Parker St, Lakeland, FL 33815 |
Qualifier Event timing: 7 AM - 5PM Email with registration information and a signup link was sent on Nov 10th. Reach out to [email protected] if you didn't receive this email |
January 20 |
Pinellas Qualifier Tournament |
Qualifier for Regional Championship for Challenge Teams |
Shorecrest Preparatory School, 5101 1st St NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33703 |
Qualifier Event timing: 7 AM - 5PM Email with registration information and a signup link was sent on Nov 10th. Reach out to [email protected] if you didn't receive this email |
January 20 |
Ft. Myers Qualifier Tournament & Explore Festival |
Qualifier for Regional Championship for Challenge Teams & A Celebration event for Explore Teams |
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle, 4750 Winkler Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33966 |
Qualifier Event timing: 7 AM - 5PM Explore Festival timing: 9 AM - Noon Email with registration information and a signup link was sent on Nov 10th. Reach out to [email protected] if you didn't receive this email |
February 9 - 10 |
Regional Championship |
MASTERPIECE West Florida Regional Championship |
State College of Florida, 5840 26th St W, Bradenton, FL 34207 |
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March 9 |
State Championship |
MASTERPIECE Florida State Championship |
Palm Beach County Convention Center |
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March 28-30 |
McDill AirFest |
FLL Showcase at McDill AirFest |
Tampa FL |
FLL Teams showcase their robot |
April 9 -14 |
Lakeland Sun N Fun |
FLL Showcase at Lakeland Sun N Fun |
Lakeland FL |
FLL Teams showcase their robot |
Apr 17 - 20 |
FIRST Championship |
FIRST Championship |
Houston, Tx |
FIRST Teams around the world are invited to participate; 2 top teams from FL will attend. |
June 19 -22 |
Florida Sunshine Invitational |
International Invitational |
Daytona Beach FL |
Top teams from around the world are invited to attend. FIRST in Florida's first ever invitational event |
Typical Seasonal Schedule
Mid May
Informational Meetings and Theme Release
Late July – early August
Challenge Sets begin to ship
August
Global Challenge Release
Mid-late September*
Team Registration Closes / Last Chance to Order Products
September - October
Training for teams and coaches
October - November
Qualifier tournaments
February - March
Regional Championship - Top 24 teams in the Region advancing from Qualifiers participate in the Regional Championship.
March - April
Informational Meetings and Theme Release
Late July – early August
Challenge Sets begin to ship
August
Global Challenge Release
Mid-late September*
Team Registration Closes / Last Chance to Order Products
September - October
Training for teams and coaches
October - November
- Roboticon Scrimmage
- Scrimmages and Judging practice
Qualifier tournaments
February - March
Regional Championship - Top 24 teams in the Region advancing from Qualifiers participate in the Regional Championship.
March - April
- State Invitational Championship - Top teams from each of the 5 Regions in Florida receive an invitation to participate in the State Championship.
- FIRST Championship World Festival at Houston, TX
- National and International Invitational Tournaments
Event Details
General information
FIRST LEGO League Explore Teams attend Expos. Explore Teams can register for multiple Expos.
FIRST LEGO League Challenge Teams attend Scrimmages, Judging Practice and Qualifiers. Each team will submit volunteers to help at Scrimmages and tournaments. Teams can register for more than one Scrimmage event if there is space available. Teams can register for only one Qualifier event.
Teams should register for tournaments as soon as possible via the FIRST Dashboard. Teams must have at least 2 adults listed on the team roster that have gone through the FIRST background check and signed the consent and release roster. You will not be able to register for tournaments until this is done. Tournament slots are filled on a first-come, first paid basis. Scrimmage and Expo Registration instructions will be emailed to coaches and co-coaches.
FIRST LEGO League Challenge Teams attend Scrimmages, Judging Practice and Qualifiers. Each team will submit volunteers to help at Scrimmages and tournaments. Teams can register for more than one Scrimmage event if there is space available. Teams can register for only one Qualifier event.
Teams should register for tournaments as soon as possible via the FIRST Dashboard. Teams must have at least 2 adults listed on the team roster that have gone through the FIRST background check and signed the consent and release roster. You will not be able to register for tournaments until this is done. Tournament slots are filled on a first-come, first paid basis. Scrimmage and Expo Registration instructions will be emailed to coaches and co-coaches.
FIRST LEGO League Explore Expo
Expos allow teams to share their experience with interviewers and visitors. Teams receive feedback from the interviewers about their project, share-me-poster, mission model design, core values, and programming. This is not a competition. This is an opportunity for everyone on the team to share what they have learned. This type of feedback is invaluable to young people as they explore STEM topics. The earlier your child learns communication and team building skills, the more they will enjoy FIRST activities.
FIRST LEGO League Challenge - Scrimmages & Judging Practice
Scrimmages allow teams to practice running their robot in a tournament configuration and to receive feedback from the referees to make sure they understand the missions.
Judging practices allow teams AND coaches to receive verbal and written feedback from the judges about their research project, core values, robot design, and programming. This will not happen at a Qualifying tournament. This type of feedback is invaluable to teams hoping to enhance their performance at a Qualifier. The earlier your team receives critical feedback, the more time you'll have to improve.
Judging practices allow teams AND coaches to receive verbal and written feedback from the judges about their research project, core values, robot design, and programming. This will not happen at a Qualifying tournament. This type of feedback is invaluable to teams hoping to enhance their performance at a Qualifier. The earlier your team receives critical feedback, the more time you'll have to improve.
FIRST LEGO League Challenge - Qualifier Tournaments
FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifying Tournaments allow teams to showcase their hard-work, celebrate their season, and compete for a spot at the Suncoast FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament.
FIRST Lego League Regional Championship Tournament
The Championship Tournament consists of FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams that have advanced from the Qualifiers and it also includes a Regional Expo for all FIRST LEGO League Explore Teams in our West Florida Region.
Florida State Championship Tournament
The State Championship tournament consists of teams that have advanced from the Regional Championships. This is an invitational and teams cannot move on from state competition.
FIRST LEGO League World Festival
Teams from across the globe gather to showcase and celebrate their FIRST LEGO League and FIRST LEGO League Jr seasons. The champion from the Regional Championship will advance to the World Festival. It's a highly sought after selection.
FIRST LEGO League Open Invitationals
Teams who excelled to the Top 2 positions in the Regional Championship will have an opportunity to attend the International Open Invitational across th Nation as well as the International events. Teams will be notified of the specific events in which our region will be represented.
