Coach guides

What belongs in the coach binder besides the totals?

Use these notes to file the right forms, brief parent helpers, and check the current official source.

Programs

Guides

Robotics Science Olympiad STEM night Science fair Tournament ops

Robotics

Season budget, first-purchase plan, and a specific local sponsor ask.

RBT-G A rookie FIRST Robotics Competition budget and first-purchase plan Start with your team's season costs and what is already in the build room. Wait on design-specific parts until you know the robot needs them. 10 checklist items Official links included GuidePrint RBT-G A robotics sponsor packet a local business can understand Start with the gap in the season budget and spell out what local support would cover. Include in-kind needs and decide who will follow up. 8 checklist items Official links included GuidePrint

Science Olympiad

Event assignments, backups, student load, and tournament packing notes.

SCI-OLY-G Science Olympiad assignments that hold up on tournament day Map student load, partners, locations, conflicts, and backups while keeping current event requirements in the official rules. 9 checklist items Official links included GuidePrint

STEM night

Stations, supplies, adult helpers, and family handouts.

STEM-N-G A STEM night plan for the people running it Set a workable station count, plan family flow, pack materials by table, and give each volunteer a short job sheet. 10 checklist items Official links included GuidePrint

Science fair

Fair dates, form reminders, judging, and awards on one calendar.

FAIR-G Science fair coordinator timeline A timeline for research plans, forms, required Scientific Review Committee (SRC) or Institutional Review Board (IRB) review before experimentation, judging, awards, and post-fair deadlines. 8 checklist items Official links included GuidePrint

Tournament ops

Binder pages, event boxes, devices, snacks, and forms for tournament day.

OPS-G Tournament packing checklist notes Build a binder checklist for forms, devices, supplies, snacks, tools, shirts, and official requirements. 8 checklist items Official links included GuidePrint

Rules and forms

Official rules stay with the program.

Use official sources for rules, safety requirements, school policy, event directions, and required forms.

FIRST resource library Registration, season, team, event, and program resources change by year and program.

Science Olympiad Use national, state, and tournament pages for rules, schedules, events, and coach requirements.

Society for Science ISEF rules Rules, forms, and review requirements belong at the official source.

NASA learning resources Good source for educator activity facts, grade bands, and subject areas.

TeachEngineering Useful model for quick activity facts, supplies, time, grade bands, and printable activities.

Local school/event pages District policy, tournament instructions, safety rules, and required forms override SciPacket notes.

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