Welcome to the FIRST Mentor & Coach Resource Connection

As a Mentor or Coach of a FIRST team, you are, through the kids, the key ingredient in the success of your team. Your contribution to the success of FIRST programs and ultimately to the success of FIRST is immeasurable. The time, responsibility and expertise of a Mentor or Coach will vary but the one constant is that you are bringing something to your team that they need to learn, grow and succeed.

Who are FIRST Mentors and Coaches? Our team members say it best. A Mentor/Coach:

  Can be a person of any age, teaching others what they know 
  Brings either technical or non technical expertise to the team
  Provides the opportunity for students to learn directly through experiences
  Begins as a teacher, evolves into a colleague
  Knows that Mentoring and Coaching is about inspiring and guiding
  Provides students the environment to succeed
  Is patient, supportive, enthusiastic, compassionate and available
  Remembers what’s important - it’s about the kids and they come first

Click on your area of interest in the left navigation menu to access the detailed information you need for a successful FIRST experience. 

All of us here at FIRST would like to extend a most sincere "Thank You" to all of you for your time and energy given in support of FIRST Teams and programs. Your feedback is important to us. As you utilize the information and the linked resources, please send your comments or suggestions to us at mentorcoach@usfirst.org.