[cadandcookies]

One of the best ways to generate offseason event sis to ask your team, as a whole, "What do we need to improve?", and then, "How can we improve that?"

Example: This year, my team was highly unsatisfied with our robot performance and build schedule/technique. So, in order to improve, we're setting up training sessions in CAD and robot strategy and design process. We're still in brainstorming and organization phases for this (it'll speed up after MSHSL, AP tests, and leadership selection), but already it's quite clear that this is the direction that we, as a team, want to go.

Last year we focused on improving our outreach and relationships with teams in our area-- so we hosted a robot basketball tournament for one our sponsors' employees., in addition to helping a team in southern Minnesota (3018, Nordic Storm) host an offseason event, River Rendezvous, and attending many of the offseason training events in our area.

Ultimately, the best way to spend your time offseason is to ask your students and your mentors "what do we want to do," and then try to make that happen. At least, that's been my experience with offseason events.