[MaxMax161]

I'm only a student, and heavily involved in everything 1676, so my perspective if from someone right in there and might be lacking a 3rd party aspect. I personally feel that when students put hard work in to something every time the get to see it on the field working is a moment of pure joy. For example I had a large part in programming autonomous code and it failed and failed again during our first two regionals but when it worked almost every time in STL I was elated! every single time. As well as having an investment in the robot, one of our mentors, Mr. Giraurd, had an amazing impact on me and get me even more motivated and passionate about the program then I already was. I think that a combination of amazing mentors and hard work on the students part is what really inspires students to be passionate about a team and a robot.

While I'm thinking of this I (not for the first time) noticed that almost all my friends and the people I talk to are on the robotics team. Since for 6 weeks and more I spend nearly every waking hour (after school to 9-10 every day, and more over break) with these people I don't know anyone or anything else. I think that when a team reaches that level of, healthy obsession lets call it, they will never miss a match and that no nonsense attitude will came naturally.

That said we have somewhere between 70-90 kids on our team and only 30-50 MAX get to the point where they have that, professional, time for business, attitude.