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Originally Posted by ttldomination
It seems that many people have touched on many things you can do in order to help build a nice recruiting base, but here's on suggestion to keep your students; take them to a competition.
The first time I went to a regional, I knew that I'd be doing FRC for as long as I am able.
- Sunny G.
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This. Team 20 goes to River Rage, a long running off-season event in New England every year at the end of October. It's fun, we usually end up in eliminations at least (small pool of teams), and it demonstrates to students what a FIRST event can be like. And when they have fun we just tell them: Regionals are even better!
When I was a Freshman, I didn't get super-involved in the robot building like I should have. But after going to our regionals (and not doing super well), I was determined to become a much larger part of the robot the next year. That's the kind of drive that students need to get involved.
I tried to get my friends involved, some of my friends brought their younger siblings to regionals, and they got inspired to join FIRST as well.
Luckily for us, next year the Tech Valley Regional is going to be close enough that I can invite my friends and show them what the geeky robotics kids have been working on all year in all it's glory.
Anyway, good luck to the OP, your team looks strong (Chairman's award in your third year? Wow.) and good luck at IRI!