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Re: Team leader needs help!!!!!

Man, you're in a really tough position. My experiences have taught be a few things...

First, make sure you're not the only one on the team who thinks this is a problem. You need to sit down with mentors and the students who care and have a very frank and honest discussion about this.

Second, if this is seen as a problem you need to figure out what to do about it. I'd suggest having tasks for people to do and holding them accountable for doing them. This can be especially challenging if you don't have many mentors. So what you're going to have to do is make an incentive for doing this. I'd suggest a simple one:
** If you don't get stuff done then you don't get to attend traveling competitions and possibly will be excused from the team.

Third, make sure to start out next year by setting firm deadlines for membership. This will prevent many headaches later on.

Fourth, you need to seriously think about how many members your team can realistically handle. It's always better to have 10 people that show up every day than 35 who do it when it's convenient. Set a limit on membership and if there's too many applicants who meet a set of requirements (ie can show up everyday) then interview them.

These things might seem harsh, but in the four years I've competed with the FRC (the last two being with a rookie team several friends and I started) I've learned that organization and communication are cornerstones for a successful team - especially one that works with high schoolers.
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