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Re: [NEW TEAM] What to do during pre-season for rookies

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Originally Posted by MathFreak View Post
Hello! I'm the leader of a new team from Japan, Team 5701. We're finally registered for Hawaii Regionals (getting excited!). We haven't got enough sponsors though, still working on it.

As for students' skills, most of team members are not that skilled in robotics but they're eager to learn new things. So I thought we need to study a lot during pre-season. Yesterday and today, we had meetings where we had our mentors teach us some basics about electricals and mechanicals. We're planning to build a small robot during December too (a robot that can pick up balls and shoot). Is this enough? I don't know what to expect for 2015 season, so I'm a little worried.

Thanks!
Hey, I'm hoping you can provide some more information, so I can try and get you some help, if needed, in certain fields. I'll also provide some links if you want to check them out, I've found all of them very helpful. Please don't hesitate to pm me with questions.

1. Do you have a set of STABLE mentors?

2. Are you're parents (you're as in the parents of kids in general) working with your team? This is a HUGE resource most miss.

3. Are you currently planning out your first choice picks?

4. How many kids are on your team?

5. Do you have a suitable business team set up? This team can be hard to get set up, but tend to retain members (at least, in my experience) pretty well.

6. Have you done any practice for the 2015 control system? Most items should be the same, but it'll be good to look over wiring diagrams and the like.

7. Have you practiced at all with CAD?

Here's some useful (IMO) links:
Design http://www.team610.com/wp-content/up...rialsRev10.pdf

Tips for team organization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALASWt2uDqw

Efficiently Designing during build season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysSvxR-tAs

Finally, DON'T forget to have fun! (plus: don't forget to scout)
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