1. Create an Account in the FIRST Dashboard

The FIRST Dashboard is the central hub for creating a team and registering for FIRST Robotics events. If you do not have an account, you will be required to make one.

2. Complete the Youth Protection Program Screening

Once you have created an account, you must complete the Youth Protection Program Screening. This is required of all coaches in FIRST LEGO League. Individuals who fail to adhere to the Code of Conduct or FIRST Youth Protection policies may be excluded from participating in FIRST events.

1. Select your name on the top right of the dashboard to open the dropdown menu.
2. Click "Youth Protection Screening" to go to the screening page
3. Follow the instructions on this page to complete the screening. You will be navigated to a different page for completing the screening.

Step 1

Select your name at the top right of the dashboard

Step 2

Select Youth Protection Screening from the dropdown list

Step 3

Follow the instructions on the screening page.

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Use the left and right arrows to navigate through the instructions

3. Create A Team or Return a Team

Once you have created an account, you must complete the Youth Protection Program Screening. This is required of all coaches in FIRST LEGO League. Individuals who fail to adhere to the Code of Conduct or FIRST Youth Protection policies may be excluded from participating in FIRST events.

4. Add a 2^nd Coach

With your team created, you add a 2^nd coach. FIRST LEGO League teams are required to have at least 2 adult coaches to participate in any event. By Clicking “INVITE CONTACTS (LEGACY)” you can enter a coaches name and email to send them an invite to join. The 2nd coach will be required to create a FIRST account as well. You may also use the express invitation method to generate a link.

5. Register your Youth Members

FIRST requires that all student participates be registered in the FIRST dashboard. Every youth member is required to complete the Consent & Release forms. Youth members can be registered using the express enrollment. You can find detailed instructions in the two documents below. We recommend you send out the “For Parents” instructions to the student's parents.

Youth Registration Instructions:

6. Register for the Newfoundland and Labrador Championships

Register for the Newfoundland and Labrador Championships. Once registered, you will start to receive communications about the event. As well, we'll be able get you a robot kit and get started.

7. Check out the Team Meeting Guide

The Team Meeting Guide is a great guide for learning how to get from an unassembled kit to being competition ready. It provides an interactive 12 session curriculum which will teaches your students how to program the LEGO Spike robot, how to design tools for your robot, how to prepare an innovation project, and how to present your robot design and innovation project. It is paired with worksheets in the “Engineering Notebooks” for students to use.