10/26/2012 update:
Tournament registration will close on Tuesday October 30th
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We do NOT use FIRST’s Event Registration system, so none of our specific tournaments will be searchable on the usfirst.org site!
If your team is not planning on competing at a Nor Cal tournament for the 2012 season, please send an email to fll at playingatlearning dot org so that a space is not held open for your team. Your timely notification will also save the registration team time and effort.
Pre-Reqs Process : Now to Oct 2
We will mark your team as “Eligible” to register for a qualifier once the pre-reqs are complete. Check Your Team’s Status
IMPORTANT: If you are the primary coach for 3 or more teams and all of your teams must compete at the exact same tournament due to school trip logistics or similar requirements, please contact us no later than October 1st at fll at playingatlearning dot org, as we will be handling “large school groups” as a special case registration situation.
PHASE 1: First-Come-First-Served Registration : Oct 11 for Peninsula and Capital district teams. [was: Expected Oct 5 but may be move depending on when FIRST closes team registration] Current Status of Tournament Sites
Teams whose pre-reqs have been received by Playing at Learning by 10/2 will be able to register for a qualifying tournament in their district – first come, first served. For best results, you should have a prioritized list of tournaments as well as any dates that your team can’t make when you begin this online registration process as we expect that some tournaments will fill rapidly.
PHASE 2: “Rolling” Open Registration: Likely ~1 week after phase 1 opens [was Oct 12 or thereabouts]
Teams whose payment and waivers were not received by the 10/2 pre-reg deadline will be able to register for a qualifying tournament in this phase 2. Teams can register into any tournament in their district that has open slots during the “rolling” open registration once we have both of the pre-registration requirements met (all of your forms and payment). The team will be enabled as soon as all required items are completed after this phase opens.
Where are the tournaments in my district?
The list of current tournament sites is here. Each district boundaries will vary slightly to try to make sure that each has roughly the same number of teams.
How will this work ? Read this article on the “Registration Procedure“