Each event requires many volunteers with a broad spectrum of talents to support teams, volunteers, audience members and competition demands. We cannot hold the competitions without volunteers.
A variety of volunteer positions are available – and we have a few roles that need some technical background as well as many that are completely non-technical.
Most positions are available for those with no prior experience.
Key Roles Needed Most
Key, Decision Making Roles. Training required (online)
Judge (Robot Design, Project, Core Values)
- Robot Design Judge – Interviews the teams about their robot including mechanical, programming and game strategy. Works with 1 or 2 other judges to evaluate teams per well-defined rubric.
- Project Judge – Interviews the teams about their project which will provide an innovative solution to a problem identified within this year’s theme and includes evaluation of research and presentation quality. Works with 1 or 2 other judges to evaluate teams per well-defined rubric.
- Core Values Judge – Interviews the teams about their teamwork, core values, collaboration and overall team structure. Works with 1 or 2 other judges to evaluate teams per well-defined rubric.
Time Commitment
Round 1 Judges: 7:30am – 12:30pm (likely will finish earlier)
Round 2 Judges: 11:00am – 5:30pm (likely will finish earlier – would like to encourage you to stay for award ceremony)
Who can volunteer?
Must be a post-high school adult, and not affiliated with any current FLL team
Additional / General Volunteer Roles Needed
Timer
Scorekeeper
Master of Ceremonies (Emcee) & Game Announcer
Robot Inspector
Team Check-In and Volunteer Check-In
Setup Crew and Cleanup Crew
Traffic Control & Security (Crowd Control)
Photographer
Judge Queuer or Robot Game Queuer
Welcome & Information Desk
Field Resetter
Floor Manager
Pit Manager & Pit Crew
DJ and A/V Tech Crew
Score Runner and Team Pit Runner
First Aid
Time Commitment
Some roles are needed for just a few hours but most are needed all day. If you are only available for a few hours, try to apply for a role that has “morning” or “afternoon” at the end of the role title. Those are the easiest to split across multiple people throughout the day.
Training
Most roles will have day-of, on site training. It is helpful if you sign up for a role like A/V Tech Crew or First Aid, that you have background/training in that specific area.
Who can volunteer?
Adult or possibly a High School student, if mature and responsible
Great roles for a FLL Team’s Adult Volunteer!