[tindleroot]

I think you guys have covered the technical aspects pretty well. While the website is a useful tool to have in robotics, it is not necessary to have a website group, so you may want to consider waiting a year or two before focusing on the website.

Another branch of robotics that is not technical but is important is community outreach. A team does not need to do outreach in order to field a robot, but one of Dean Kamen's goals in creating FIRST (For INSPIRATION and RECOGNITION of Science and Technology) is to get America more involved in engineering, inventing, and innovating. With this in mind, community outreach should be a big focus of any FIRST team, not just the robot and competition. Community outreach is also important if you are hopeful for receiving the Chairman's award (FRC) or the Inspire award (FTC). Keep this in mind when you are mentoring the team.