[Charlie2016]

I believe that 20 kids is about the perfect size for an frc team (maybe even less than that) Iv worked on a team of 60 kids, and currently on a team of around 15. I can honestly say that with out a doubt, I have gotten more out of a smaller team. It's just like a classroom, it is easier to learn in a smaller class. With more kids it becomes difficult to keep all hands on the robot. Having a 15 kid team with 15 committed minds will get more done than a team of 60 with 5 committed minds any day. What it really comes down to is that you get out of it what you put in. That is the difficulty. In order to have a successful small team, you really need to have all hands on deck. One thing I will say is that students (from my experience) are more motivated to work for a smaller team. You have a greater sense of pride and accomplishment when seeing the finished product.