[GilaMonsterAlex]

Why not start an off-season project?

We always meet in the end of summer/early fall and work on a robotics project. We use this time to try out new things, and to teach our new students about building a robot. I would say it works. We started with a half new team this year, and they learned a lot.

This year, we started a t-shirt launcher robot. We didn't finish it, but we will continue that project this fall.

If you have the spare parts, then why not come up with something fun? Nothing teaches you how to build a robot, than to build a robot.