[DonRotolo]

Make sure everyone knows what they need to get done, every night, and use the time between now and kickoff to make sure they know how to do it.

A few executive team leaders should each be in charge of 3-5 team leaders, who in turn are each in charge of 3-5 team members. Team leaders make sure members are productive, or asked to leave. Executives keep the process under control and make sure the team leaders know what had to get done this night.

Set clear expectations for participation, and consequences for disrupting others.

Sitting quietly doing homework but not robotics is fine. Socializing and impeding progress instead of robotics is not fine.

Ohm yes, and once you have a job, you stick to it. Wandering away to 'help' someone else is not helpful. That might be the hardest part, keeping the veterans from jumping around task to task like they did last year.