[Tammyo]

I advise your team to look for people that have experience in engineering or specifically FIRST. The most helpful thing to do would be to ask a veteran team near you for help: learn about their team and how they function. On our team, we mentor rookie teams, help them engage in events, and teach them the different aspects that will contribute to an efficient team. We showed them how our team runs, specifically the organization of our programming, electrical, mechanical, and business team. Recently, we let a rookie team borrow our practice robot for competition. While doing so, we explained the specific functions and purpose of each feature to show them the different factors that must be considered to build a robot.

On the other hand, be sure to network with people around you because it is a great way to get sponsors and mentors - to establish a stable team.