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Re: rookie team (PLEASE HELP!)

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Originally Posted by roboticsgoof95 View Post
Thank you soo much! I am restarting a team and i am just a junior in high school, i was on a team before but starting one isnt as easy.
In that case, I'll emphasize one of my points. It is critical that you find committed adult leadership, whether they be teachers, parents, or engineering mentors, as soon as possible. Contact your school, students' parents, local businesses, local teams, and local colleges. They are vital to the success of a FIRST program. I've seen too many student driven teams fail, not because they were student driven, but because the students had a "we can do it on our own" attitude.

Work hard, and accept every little shred of help you can get. You'll go far.
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2007-2010: Student, FRC 1687, Highlander Robotics
2012-2014: Technical Mentor, FRC 1687, Highlander Robotics
2015-2016: Lead Mentor, FRC 5400, Team WARP
2016-???: Volunteer and freelance mentor-for-hire