2024/25 TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE IN LOUISIANA – Qualifying tournaments will be held in December, 2024 (dates and locations posted below). Teams may apply to participate in ONE qualifying tournament. REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOURNAMENT WILL BE OPEN SEPT 15th – OCT 15th. If you wish to participate in a tournament but have missed the deadline, please contact LA FIRST LEGO League Program Delivery Partners Annette Oertling or Michelle Sanchez to find out is space is still available.
2024 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CHALLENGE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS
| DATE | HOST LOCATION | |
| 1 | 12/7/2024 | Bayou STEM Coastal Qualifier, Fletcher Technical Community College, Schriever |
| 2 | 12/7/2024 | Destrehan High School, Destrehan |
| 3 | 12/7/2024 | Hahnville Qualifier, Hahnville High School, Boutte |
| 4 | 12/7/2024 | Sci-Port Discovery Center, Shreveport |
| 5 | 12/7/2024 | University of New Orleans, Lakefront |
| 6 | 12/14/2024 | Camelia City RoboFest FLL Challenge Qualifier Northshore High School, Slidell |
| 7 | 12/14/2024 | Denham Springs High School Stem and Robotics Center, Denham Springs |
| 8 | 12/14/2024 | Fontainebleau Robo Dawgs Qualifier, Fontainebleau High School, Mandeville |
| 9 | 12/14/2024 | Lafayette Qualifier, Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy, Lafayette |
| 10 | 12/15/2024 | LSU Eye of the Tiger Qualifier, LSU, Baton Rouge |
REGISTER FOR A TOURNAMENT HERE
(link will go live on Sept. 15th – DEADLINE to register is OCTOBER 15th)
DO NOT use the link on your national team dashboard.
If you register on the national website, we will not be able to see it!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING TO A TOURNAMENT: When you register for a tournament, you are “applying” to that tournament. You will be “accepted/assigned” to that tournament on a first-come-first-served basis if your national registration is paid. “Paid” is defined as FIRST having received a credit card payment, check, or a P.O. (receipt of money from a P.O. is not required for PAID status, but the P.O. must have been approved by FIRST which takes a few days). And first-come-first-served is only if you are applying for a tournament in your geographic region. If you are applying for a tournament outside of your geographic region, assignment is dependent upon available space. The Louisiana tournament registration deadline is October 15th, but don’t delay, as some tournaments fill up fast. Tournament “assignments” (acceptance into a tournament) will be posted below.
Registration fee for a tournament is $35. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR $35 CHECK TO A TOURNAMENT HOST UNTIL YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED INTO THAT TOURNAMENT.
2024 TOURNAMENT ASSIGNMENTS – as of Nov. 6 (sorted by tournament)
$35 TOURNAMENT FEE AND PAYMENT – including host contact information (link will be posted once teams are assigned)
TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:
To participate in a tournament, you will need to have:
- 2 coaches signed up in the FIRST system with signed consent forms online and Youth Protection Screening completed (no cost), and
- your team members (max of 10) in the FIRST system with consent forms signed by a parent/guardian. The easiest way to do this is with the new Express Enrollment where you simply provide a QR code to the parents, which is created from the Team Contacts/Roster section of your FIRST Dashboard.
- a printout of your Team Roster to turn in at the event, which can be downloaded from the Team Contacts/Roster section of your FIRST Dashboard. It will show your teams members and will have a check mark showing their consent forms have been signed.
LA FIRST LEGO League State Championship
The LA FIRST LEGO League State Championship will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Jesuit High School in New Orleans and is open to 60 teams who are awarded advancement from a sanctioned LA FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament.
TOURNAMENT ADVANCEMENT PROCESS: Team selection for advancement to the LA State Championship is determined by the “FIRST Champions Award Criteria”, which is an overall ranking based on team performance in all 3 judged areas (Core Values, Project, Robot Design) plus performance on the field. The intent is to have 12-team qualifiers, but sometimes the numbers vary, so advancement is based on a percentage that will be determined from the number of teams that register for Louisiana FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournaments. 60 teams will be invited to the LA State Championship. If your team is invited to advance, you MUST register by the deadline (TBD) at the online link which will be posted on this website. After that date, open slots will be offered to teams on the waiting list. The number of teams who will be invited to advance from each Qualifying Tournament will be determined after qualifying tournament registration closes on Oct. 15th.