[EricH]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Without a rule to prohibit 1 person from being on 2 teams, it would be very hard (and controversial) for a head ref to enforce G32, if both teams claimed that person as part of their team. Especially if that person worked on both teams DURING the season

That is correct. I would, in fact, suggest that if that person can possibly work on both teams, they should. (Given some of the previous discussion about the specific team in question, though, that might be a lot harder than it sounds.)

For the record, I have heard of a single-student team competing before, with much support. A short-handed team can be supplied. But, if I was structuring a drive team and knew that I might be shorthanded, I'd start by trying to remove the second robot operator (if possible due to robot structuring), then the coach. HP can act as coach if they aren't HP'ing (but the reverse is not necessarily true).

For mentors (not students), it's a whole lot easier, I must say. Mentors can be on multiple teams in FIRST's records.