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Re: [FRC Blog] Helping Rookie Teams

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Originally Posted by piersklein View Post
One thing my team will be trying out this year is a "ride along" type of program. There is another local school with interest in the program but does not have the resources at the moment to sponsor a team. This year we will have a small number of their stundents on our team so they learn the process and have a head start when creating a rookie team next year. Has this been done by anyone else? If so, any helpful hints?
5124 spun off of 1197 this last year by using a similar method. They beat us in L.A. elims pretty handily, so it seems to have worked there.

There is one caveat that I would suggest throwing in there, and this is something that both of you should keep in mind. If more than 5 students from that school play on your team, and then start the team at their school, that school's team will not be considered rookies, but rather a "new veteran" with the same rookie year as you guys have. Plan accordingly. This is FIRST's standard, I'd have to look up where it's located.
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