[fhobart]

My daughter, 12, attended many build sessions and served as an active member of the scouting teams at two regionals and the championships. In fact, she wants to not be part of our middle school's FLL team and instead skip ahead to FTC and FRC. I had to convince her that her experience would serve the middle school team and she needs to be a leader. I don't think you can pigeon-hole younger members and instead should consider them case-by-case, as long as the rules are adhered to.