Whoever gave you the 16 year old requirement was wrong (at least in terms of the FRC Manual). The definition of DRIVER states that the student must only be pre-college.
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Originally Posted by Glossary
DRIVER: a pre-college student TEAM member responsible for operating and controlling the ROBOT.
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Originally Posted by Tungrus
I believe student should be in High School (Jr High etc). Last year we had middle school student and they were told that they cannot be part of drive team.
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The only time "high school" is used as a requirement for a student in the FRC Manual is:
Who can go in early at Champs (one must be post high school)
Who can submit a Woodie Flowers essay
Who can be awarded the Allaire Medal
A description of the program:
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FRC pairs high school students with adult mentors (primarily engineers and teachers) to design and build robots that compete against one another in this high energy “Varsity Sport for the Mind™”.
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I don't the the above quote applies any rules, but I could be wrong...