Daniel,
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Originally Posted by MysterE
Let me begin with an honest statement: I, as a coach, can easily fall into the trap of doing too much.
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You will find that the majority of team mentors find themselves in this situation, giving up countless amounts of hours because we see what the "potential for greatness" in the program and in individual students
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Originally Posted by MysterE
I cannot be a part of something that fails. Its not in my nature. I push and strive to see success.
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This is the same attitude that myself and another mentor brought to FRC2168 just two short years ago. Striving for excellence is contagious Without this attitude the team could not have experienced the growth and performance we achieved.
The best advice I can give you is to reach out to gain a larger mentor base, specifically target local FRC alumni. We have found that in situations where students seem to have a lack of interest it is more a lack of direction. Establish a relationship where the students are working
with the mentors, not
for the mentors.
Set small goals. Focus on internal growth of the team. I am a firm believer that before a team starts doing community outreach and "chairman's activities" they need to be strong internally first.
Do team building activities that do not involve robotics. That's right, do things that are not robotics together.
Don't give up fighting the good fight.