FIRST LEGO Leagure Team Roles

Below are examples of the roles the team members may play. Some team members may want to be involved in multiple roles.

• Research - Gather information and prepare the project presentation as described in the Challenge.
• Building - Make decisions about building and work to build consensus on the mechanical deisng among team members.
• Programming - Make decisions about programming.
• Strategy Analysis - Analyze the robot playing field and formulate various methods for accomplishing the missions. Lead the effort to establish a consensus on the final strategic plan and think about risks and rewards of different strategies.
• Robot Operators (2) - Operate the robot at a tournament. Two robot operators are permitted at the playing field at any given time.
• Project Management - Get everyone focused, get everyone's ideas heard, find compromises, and keep everyone on schedule with a project timeline.
• Quality Control - Conduct independent tests of the robot's performance to identify potential opprotunities for improvement. Test for functions that do not work reliably and make recommendations for improvement.
• Marketing - Design and create the team logo. Write a press release and contact the local media, surrounding schools, or civic organizations to increase public awareness of the team and how the team benefits from the FLL experience. Communicate a weekly update on the team's progress to parents, sponsors, and organizations.
• Documentation - Record and document the entire team's thoughts, actions, failures, and successes throughout the FLL season in a journal, storeboard, video, or other form you can display or present at events. During the season, these efforts help the team organize information for decision making. At evetns and tournaments, these are an excellent way to showcase the team's activities, teamwork, and spirit for the judges and event attendees.
• Fundraiser - Think of ways to raise money for the team. Recruit parents and other childing in the thinking, planning, and doing processes.
• Team Spirit - Think of ways your team, families, and friends can show their spirit at the tournament. As part of your team's identity, consider designing T-shirts, making pins, writing a cheer, and inventing ways to showcase your spirit.