Each team’s robot must be built in accordance with all allowable parts, software and other rules.
Teams must demonstrate completion of all three (3) steps of the project (identify a problem, develop an innovative solution and share with others) as part of their presentation and fulfill any other requirements as defined in the annual project document.
FIRST® LEGO® League expresses its philosophies of Gracious Professionalism and Cooperation through its Core Values. We ask that everyone associated with every team understands and honors these Core Values.
Official tournaments, including the event at NSBE’s Annual Convention, must follow the judging and awards structure determined by FIRST® LEGO® League. Although the audience mostly sees teams playing the Robot Game at tournaments, teams are also being judged on:
Tournament rubrics and award descriptions can be found on the FIRST website.
NSBE FIRST® LEGO® League registration is completed via an online application through Jotform. The application can be found here. To fully complete registration, each team must also complete registration on the FIRST website. Each team interested in participating for the 2022-2023 program year must submit an application for the program and meet all the team requirements. Completing all the information in the application is vital.
Every NSBE FIRST® LEGO® League team must:
IMPORTANT NOTE: A NSBE FIRST® LEGO® League coach can prepare more than one NSBE FIRST® LEGO® League team for the Annual Convention showcase.
For quick reference, the following target dates are listed to ensure your participation in NSBE FIRST®LEGO® League. For further information on the upcoming NSBE conferences, please visit nsbe.org.
TEAM
RESPONSIBILITY
AND EVENTS | TARGET TIME
FRAME (NO
LATER THAN) |
NSBE FIRST® LEGO®
League Challenge Team
Application | Final submission deadline is Sunday, November
21, 2022. Participation confirmation will be sent
out by Friday, December 10, 2022. |
NSBE FIRST® LEGO®
League 2022 - 2023
Challenge | All teams need to register through the FIRST®
website by November 21, 2022. NSBE FIRST®
LEGO® League Challenge details can be
found on the FIRST® LEGO® League website. |
National Competition | Held at NSBE’s Annual Convention
March 22 - March 26, 2023, in Kansas City, MO. |