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Re: A List of Skills

In no particular order:
  1. General
    • How to prepare for kickoff (getting their lab organized, setting a meeting schedule, etc.)
    • Depending on their size, stratification of subteams
    • How the regional/district systems work
    • What to expect at competition
      • General itenerary (Quals, Alliance Selection, Elims)
      • Practice Field Availability
      • Queuing System
      • Ranking System
    • A list of good suppliers
      • McMaster-Carr
      • AndyMark
      • VEXpro
      • BaneBots
      • igus
      • etc.
  2. Mechanical/Design
    • Resources like JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator and Copioli's Useful Calculations Sheet.
    • How to break and join chain
    • If applicable, how to CAD
    • Depending on their resources, the proper use of whatever large machinery they may have access to
    • How to properly use power tools such as drills or jigsaws
    • Maybe a link to Kitbot on Steroids
    • A crash course on pneumatics
    • How to tap holes
    • How to rivet
    • How to broach
    • How to properly use and maintain calipers
    • How to make nice bumpers
  3. Electrical
    • In general, what everything in the control system does.
    • How to clean up a battery spill
    • How to solder
    • How to crimp
  4. Chairman's
    • What it actually is
    • Some examples of previous winners
    • An explanation of different FIRST buzzwords like coopertition and gracious professionalism

Of course, it's a bit difficult to come up with stuff without knowing exactly what the resources of the team are.
Regardless, I hope this helps!
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