Volunteer opportunities are available for the FIRST® LEGO® League Illinois Championship Tournaments:
2019 Instructions to sign up to Volunteer at an Illinois FIRST LEGO League tournament
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KOaVLFXnG9IP1Wdip8EFBeG9nZ901MNY1TGEohQXm-8/edit
All - please consider volunteering. Even if your team is competing at one tournament, you can volunteer at one of the other tournaments. Generally our volunteer roles are not appropriate for FLL team members, although some of the older kids may be good as table re-setters OR to help parents/coaches monitor practice tables.
Coaches - Please forward this information to the parents of your team members to make them aware of the volunteer roles.
Judging questions can be forwarded to the Illinois head judge, Kyle Blais, at kblais@firstillinoisrobotics.org
Refereeing questions can be forwarded to the Illinois Head Referee, Dee Karabowicz, at dkarabowicz@firstillinoisrobotics.org
| ROLE | DESCRIPTION | # of slots | Reports to | Shift/Time Requirements |
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Technical Judge, Project Judge or Core Values Judge |
Technical judges should have a background in engineering, computer science or have been a FLL coach. Project and Core Values judges do not require a technical background.Judges must be at least 18 years of age.
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60 | Head Judge Advisor |
All judges must be certified by completing an on-line training session. All judges must be available all day Saturday from 7:30AM to 6PM. For more information about the judging roles for the Northern tournament please contact Doug Weaver at dougweaver1@gmail.com. |
| Judge Assistants | Control traffic flow in and out of judging rooms | 4 | Head Judge Advisor | All day |
| Technical Judge Assistant |
Floater to assist with any technical difficulties with judging materials; asssembling projectors for technical, project and Core Values deliberations |
1 | Head Judge Advisor | All day |
| Call-Back Monitor |
Coordinate incoming and outgoing teams for technical and project call backs |
2 | Head Judge Advisor | All day |
| Referees |
Responsible for computing the table score for the robot performance event. Must be at least 18 years of age |
12 | Head referee |
All referees must attend a training session in person before the tournament. Referees for the championship tournaments must practice at a qualifier. All referees must be available from 8AM to 5PM on tournament day. |
| Table re-set |
Responsible for re-setting the table components between table runs and ensuring teams do not remove table elements from competition tables. |
12 | Head referee |
Table re-setters will be trained on the morning of the tournament and must be available from 8AM to 5PM on tournament day |
| Scorekeepers |
On hand to calculate the table score manually if necessary; calulcate votes for Team Spirit Award |
1 | Head referee | All day |
| Clock Operator | Operate clock for table runs | 1 |
State Tournament Coordinator
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10Am to 5PM |
| Announcer | Announce teams coming and going at tables | 2 |
State Tournament Coordinator |
10Am to 5PM |
| Practice Table Manager | Responsible for the operation of the practice table area | 2 |
State Tournament Coordinator |
8AM to Noon shift Noon to 4PM shift |
| Practice Table Monitors |
Monitors the use of the practice tables diring the event to ensure all teams have equal access |
6 |
Practice Table Manager |
8 AM to Noon shift
Noon to 4PM shift |
| Queuing Manager | Responsible for managing all aspects of the queuing area | 1 | State Tournament coordinator | All day |
| Queuers |
Responsible for getting teams into the table performance area on a timely basis, escorting teams out of table performance area and guiding teams into on-deck areas. |
5 | Queuing Manager | All day |
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Volunteer Food Coordinator |
Responsible for determining food requirements for volunteers, purchasing food, hiring catereres, set up at event, removal of food upon completion of tournament |
1 |
State Tournament Coordinator |
Friday 3PM to 8PM Saturday & Sunday 7AM to 3PM Various times during week before tournament |
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Volunteer Food Assistants |
Assist Volunteer Food Coordinator with bringing food and drinks into facility, organizing and filling coolers, etc |
2 |
Volunteer Food Coordinator |
Friday 3PM to 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 7AM to 3PM |
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Team check-in
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Greet teams as they arrive; provide packets to coaches; answer questions, collect consent forms |
2 | State Tournament
Coordinator |
7:30AM to 10AM |
| T-shirt sales |
Sell t-shirts; collect Team Spirit voting forms; collect forms for special activities; sell FSKs; take on responsibilities of informaiton desk after 10AM |
3 | State Tournament
Coordinator |
10AM to 4PM |
| Technical Judging team check in and coordination Saturday Morning | Queue teams for technical judging area. Coordinate the smooth flow of teams in and out of the technical judging area at their scheduled times. | 3 | State Tournament
Coordinator |
7:30AM to 10:15AM |
| Table retrieval | Assist with loading tables from storage unit on to truck and unloading at field house | 6 | State Tournament Facilities Manager | Friday 1PM to 3PM |
| Field House Set Up | Assis with assembling tables, pits, signage, etc in Field House | 12 | State Tournament Facilities Manager | Friday 3PM to 10 PM |
| Field House Tear down | Assist with tearing down Field House tables, pits, etc | 12 | State Tournament Facilities Manager | Sunday 5PM to 9PM |
| Table Return | Return tables to storage facility | 6 | State Tournament Facilities Manager | Sunday 5PM to 9PM |
| Volunteer Badges | Make and distribute volunteer badges at tournament | 2 | State tournament coordinator |
7AM to 10AM |
| Volunteer Badge Coordintor | Obtain list of volunteeers from managers and prepare badges prior to tournament; train volunteers badge prepareer at state tournament | 1 | State tournament coordinator | various |
| AV Manager | Responsible for assembling and dis-assembling all AV equipment at event; ensuring AV equipment runs properly throughout event; coordinates photo presentation for closing ceremony | 1 | State Tournament Facilities Manager |
Friday 3PM to competition Sunday 5PM to completion All day Saturday & Sunday |
| AV Assistant | Assist AV Manager with assembling and dis-assembling AV equipment | 4 | AV Manager |
Friday 3PM to competion Sunday 5PM to completion |
| Medallion distribution and team photos | Distribute medallions to teams between 3rd and 4th table runs; assist photographrs with team photos | 4 | State Tournament Coordinator | 2PM to 4PM |
| Demo Coordinator | Arrange for demos before tournament; assist with set up of demo areas for event | 1 | State Tournament Coordinator |
10AM to 3PM Various time before tournament |
| Team Packet Preparation | Assist with preparation of materials for team packets | 2 | State Tournament Coordinator | various times in week before tournament |
| Photographer | Team photos, candid photographs throughout event | 2 | State Tournament Coordinator |
9AM to 5:30PM |
| Children's LEGO Table | Surpervise the LEGO Table | 2 | State Tournament Coordinator |
10:30AM to 4PM |
Robot Design judges observe the robot and ask teams about their mechanical design and the programs they wrote.
The referee shows team members the points earned on their robot match.
As an FLLvolunteer, you will have the opportunity to help inspire students and change their lives.
Referees observe team matches, identify rule violations, calculate the official score of the matches and participate in deliberations regarding contested calls.
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