Hi! I became head coach of our team during Logomotion two years ago and our team spirit was also pretty low on our checklist. Last year, we really upped our game and had a great time. So I can totally relate to your spirit committee's goals. Anyway, here are Team 3313 from Alexandria, MN answers. The links are photos.
1) Shirts/Uniforms/Outfits
Our t-shirts for Logomotion were pretty pitiful. We didn't have a team logo or identity at all. They just said our team name and number. Right after the 2011 competition, we decided on a "Transformers" theme. We love it. We made t-shirts with the Autobots symbol and basketball jerseys (because of Rebound Rumble) with the Decepticon symbol. Both clothing items have all of our sponsors listed on the back.
T-shirts
Jerseys
This year, we are getting polo shirts, sweatshirts, and possibly a game related t-shirt. We do not and will not have sub team specific uniforms this year.
2) Headgear
No head gear for us. But I love the hair spray or hair color idea. Maybe next year!
3) Accessories
We have a mascot we call Mechatron. It's made out of cardboard, duct tape, and hot glue. At events, people go nuts for it.
Mechatron
We also have a banner with our team name, number, logo, and major sponsors on it.
Team Banner
And a hand sewn flag with our team name, number, and logo.
Team Flag
4) Buttons/Other Handouts
We do not have buttons but I think we will do that this year. We have team wristbands. They are blue, with our team name and number on it. They glow in the dark. We had them out at events and at our Regionals.
For public events, we made a half sheet of paper with all of our team information on it. For the Regional, we had the half sheets as well as a handout with Robot Information and Team Outreach Information. We handed them out to judges and anyone else who wanted them. The judges liked them. I can email those to you if you want. Just shoot an email to
3313coach@gmail.com
5) Pit design, from tents to banners to TV's/monitors w/ slideshows.
We did a test run of our pit before our Regionals.
You can it here.
We are going to upgrade our pit again this year (no ideas on that yet). But last year, we had a tent without a top to designate our space. We had tool boxes, shelving, sponsor advertisements, our flag, our banner, team information, and other stuff.
Any other questions, let me know! I hope this helps. The second year is so much fun!! You can broaden your horizons so much. Good luck!