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Re: Coaching, Managing

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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256 View Post
On the "team" side of things, this person isn't doing the work they're signing up for. If left in charge of a serious and important task, they wouldn't get it done. That's a huge no no right there, and should lead to a serious talk and potential termination if they don't get their act together.
Termination is a very serious action, and should be treated as such. At least in my school district, you can't kick someone off a "club" (like robotics) without some sort of legal precedent (I suppose violating a contract associated with joining might qualify, but possibly not). Yes, sports teams can cut you, but it's a poor analogy for even the most competitive teams. Removal from drive team, or even from the traveling team are feasible possibilities for punitive exclusion. But what does being "off the team" really mean? One of the above? If so, OK. I just don't think you can ban them from ever coming to meetings. This might be legally possible and morally correct if they violated a school rule or something similar, but not for simply not completing their work.

My advice: have a serious talk about work ethic and their action's consequences. If you believe their actions truly warrant it, don't allow them to travel. I just can't recommend permanently expelling from the wonderful opportunities in FRC someone who probably just "never got around" to completing tasks they volunteered for. In the future, don't trust them to complete the task on their own. Assign someone else to it, or personally make sure that they are on track to completion.
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