2022 Tournaments

2022/23 TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE IN LOUISIANA – Qualifying tournaments will be held in December, 2022 (dates and locations posted below).  Teams may apply to participate in ONE qualifying tournament. REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOURNAMENT WILL BE OPEN OCT 1st – 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.

REGISTER FOR A TOURNAMENT HERE

The LA FIRST LEGO League State Championship will be held on January22, 2023 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. Registration fee for each tournament is $35.

2022 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CHALLENGE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS
DATE TOURNAMENT LOCATION
12/3/2022 Bayou STEM Coastal FLL Qualifier, Schriever
12/3/2022 Ben Franklin HS, New Orleans
12/10/2022 Destrehan HS, Destrehan 
12/10/2022 DSHS Stem & Robotics Center FLL Qualifier, Denham Springs
12/10/2022 Lafayette FLL Qualifier, Lafayette
12/11/2022 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
12/3/2022 Northshore FLL Qualifier, Slidell
12/10/2022 Sci-Port Discovery Center, Shreveport

2022 TOURNAMENT ASSIGNMENTSby team number

$35 TOURNAMENT FEE AND PAYMENTincluding host contact information

 

 

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2021/22 TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE IN LOUISIANA – Qualifying tournaments will be held in mid-December, 2021, with 4 in-person and 1 remote tournament scheduled.  Teams may apply to participate in ONE qualifying tournament. REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOURNAMENT IS OPEN OCT 1st – 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.

The LA FIRST LEGO League State Championship will be held on Saturday, January 22nd, 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. Registration fee for each tournament is $35.

2021 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CHALLENGE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS
  DATE TOURNAMENT NAME HOST LOCATION FIRST TEAM HOST TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
1 Sat. Dec. 11th  Career Center  Lafayette FRC Team 3616 Lisa Ranney
2 Sun., Dec. 12th Denham Venom Denham Springs FRC Team 8044 Daniel Eiland
3 Sun., Dec. 12th Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Society of Peer Mentors Caroline Cochran / Adrienne Steele
4 Sat. Dec. 11th Northshore High School Slidell FRC Team 1912 Clark Rowley
5 Dec. 6th – 11th REMOTE Tournament ONLINE/REMOTE FRC Team 3616 Lisa Ranney

QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION – please use this REGISTRATION LINK (will be open September 15th at 8am and close October 15that midnight). DO NOT use the link on your national team dashboard. If you register on the national website, we may not be able to see it! 

2021 TOURNAMENT ASSIGNMENTSby team number

$35 TOURNAMENT FEE AND PAYMENTincluding host contact information

 

2020 Tournaments

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE – All Louisiana FIRST LEGO League Challenge Tournaments will be held remotely this season due to COVID-19. Qualifying tournaments will be held during the month of January 2021.  Teams may apply to participate in ONE qualifying tournament. REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOURNAMENT IS OPEN NOV 2nd – NOV 30th. The LA FIRST LEGO League State Championship will be held remotely on Saturday, March 6th and is open to 60 teams who are awarded advancement from a sanctioned LA FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament. Registration fee for a tournament is $20. INFORMATION regarding 2020 tournament fee payment will be coming soon.

To participate in a tournament, teams will need to upload three 2½-minute videos (may be taken with a cell phone) showing their robot runs on the field – instructions will be provided. And FIRST has implemented a single 30-minute judging session this year to judge Research, Robot Design and Core Values. We are planning to do that with live video conferencing but recognize that restrictions due to COVID-19 imposed by individual parishes and schools vary. We will do our best to accommodate to provide the best experience possible for your team.

2020 REMOTE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CHALLENGE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS

Registration for  January tournaments is now closed, but teams may still register for the LA State Championship.

  DATE TOURNAMENT NAME HOST LOCATION FIRST TEAM HOST
1 Jan. 23 Louisiana State University  Baton Rouge FIRST Team Mentors
2 Jan. 23 Denham Venom Denham Springs  FRC Team 8044
3 Jan. 30 Northshore High School Slidell FRC Team 1912
4 Jan. 30  Career Center  Lafayette FRC Team 3616

 

2019 Tournaments

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE IN LOUISIANA – Qualifying tournaments will be held between November 9th and December 14th, 2019.  Teams may apply to participate in ONE qualifying tournament. REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOURNAMENT IS OPEN SEPT 15TH – OCT 15TH. The LA FIRST LEGO League State Championship will be held on Saturday, January 18th, 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. Registration fee for a tournament is $35.

2019 QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT LOCATION AND DATES (Registration Link below) – We plan to have enough qualifying tournament spots to accommodate every Louisiana team that is nationally registered by the Sept. 30th deadline. If you have a specific preference, REGISTER EARLY, as tournaments will fill up!!! Tournament registration opens September 15th.

Date # teams Tournament Name Location
Nov 9 24  Closest to the Coast Nicholls State University,
Harold J. Callais Recreation Center,
4 Bowie Road, Thibodaux LA 70301
Nov 16 14 Academy of Our Lady Academy of Our Lady,
5501 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, LA 70072
Nov 16 14 Destrehan High School Destrehan High School,
#1 Wildcat Lane, Destrehan, LA 70047
Nov 16 14 Fontainebleau High School Fountainebleau High School,
100 Bulldog Drive, Mandeville, LA 70471
Nov 16 24 Louisiana State University Louisiana State University,
2214B Patrick F. Taylor, College of Engineering, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Nov 23 14 (FULL) Dominican High School  St. Mary’s Dominican High School
7701 Walmsley Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125
Dec 5 (Thurs.)   10 (FULL) Holy Family School Holy Family School,
335 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen, LA 70767
(9am-1pm schedule to accommodate buses)
Dec 7 14 (FULL) Denham Venom  Denham Springs HS STEM & Robotics Center
1129 South Range Ave., Denham Springs LA 70726
Dec 14   24 (FULL) Academic Enrichment Program  W.D & Mary Baker Smith Career Center
200 18th Street, Lafayette, LA 70501
Dec 14  14 (FULL) Northshore High School Northshore High School,
100 Panther Dr, Slidell LA 70461

QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION – please use this REGISTRATION LINK (will be open September 15th at 8am and close October 15that midnight). DO NOT use the link on your national team dashboard. If you register on the national website, we may 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. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR $35 CHECK TO A TOURNAMENT HOST UNTIL YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED INTO THAT 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 judging sessions (Core Values, Project, Robot Design) plus performance on the field – see FIRST Judging FAQ. 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 ***** 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 2019 Qualifying Tournament will be determined after  tournament registration closes on Oct. 15th

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