FIRST® LEGO® League Event Selection Now Open

FIRST® LEGO® League Event Selection Now Open

10.06.2025

Event Selection is NOW OPEN for FIRST LEGO League!

You can view available events on the public site: firstintexas.org/events. Soon, you’ll be able to filter by program, event type, and region to find the perfect event for your team. 

To select your events, head over to the FIRST in Texas Coach Portal. For FLL-Challenge, event selection is open until November 15th.

Read below to learn about:  

  • What are the different kinds of FLL Events?  

  • Is my team eligible to select an FLL event?  

  • How do I select an FLL event?
FIRST in Texas Coach Portal
What are the different kinds of FLL Events? 

In FIRST® LEGO League Explore, students in grades K–3 work together to research a real-world theme, build and program a LEGO model, and share their project at an event called a Festival. Festivals are designed to be fun celebrations, where teams present their work, meet other teams, and learn from one another in a non-competitive environment. Explore teams are encouraged to attend more than one Festival throughout the season. Each Festival has a $65 registration fee. 
In FIRST® LEGO League Challenge, which is open to students in grades 4 – 8, teams go a step further by designing, programming, and operating a robot to complete themed missions. Challenge teams have the opportunity to attend two different event types. Both events are included in the Texas Season Fee.  
  1. Get Ready Event - a practice-style gathering where teams can try out their robots and prepare for the season.
  2. Qualifier Event - the official competition where teams showcase robot design, coding, and innovation projects while competing for advancement. Teams may only select 1 Qualifier Event.  

Is my team eligible to select an FLL event?  
  1. Teams based in Texas must complete two separate registrations:
  2. FIRST® Headquarters through the FIRST HQ site
  3. FIRST in Texas through the Coach Portal 

Learn more at: Register a Team

For FLL-Explore, once a team has completed the FIRST in Texas Coach Portal sign-up process and signed the waiver, they will be eligible to select and pay for a Festival.

For FLL-Challenge, your team needs to complete the FIRST in Texas Coach Portal sign-up process, sign the coach waiver, and pay the Texas Season Fee. Payment can be completed by credit card, check, or Purchase Order. Once your payment has been processed, your team will be eligible to select available events. 

How do I select an FLL event?
All event registration happens exclusively through the FIRST® in Texas Coach Portal. After logging in, head to your Team Dashboard and look for the Events Section. There, you’ll see a list of all available events. Each listing includes important details such as venue, dates, and schedule. These details will continue to be updated as the event is being finalized.  

Here are the steps:  
  1. Log into the FIRST in Texas Coach Portal  
  2. Go to your Team Dashboard 
  3. Find the Events Section – all available events will be listed.  
  4. Click on “View/Select”. Review the event details.  
  5. Once ready, click on “Select this event for my Team” 
  6. The Status for this event will change to “Selected”  

For Challenge teams, it is important to remember that all event selections must be finalized by November 15th. Teams may make changes to their selections at any time until this deadline. To change your event selection, first remove your team from the event before selecting a new one.

Access to events is on a first-come, first-served basis. Once event capacity is reached, it will show "at capacity." However, teams may choose to drop an event so we encourage you to check back for openings! 

We look forward to an amazing season! 
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