[Brandon Holley]

River Rage is definitely something you should put on the schedule. It's a great event for bringing new members onto the team to see what the competition is actually like. We've often found that getting a new student to River Rage often solidifies their status on the team for the year. Once they see other teams competing on that field, the ignition is triggered inside for them to build their own and compete like the teams they are watching are doing.

Savage Soccer is also another great way to hook new members in the fall. WPI does a great job coming up with a game and hosting FREE competitions using Vex kits. We've competed the past 5 or so years and its been a great experience for our team in the fall. I would highly recommend it as it gives a great experience in terms of seeing a new game, making strategy decisions, going through a mini build season and also competing and working with alliance partners etc.

Besides that, just doing everything you can to get yourselves ready for a build season. Fundraising, gathering mentors and other resources, teaching skills to members in the build season such as CAD, code writing and project managing. All of those things will help your team come build season.

-Brando