Looks like much of the build supplies are covered.
From an administrative standpoint:
•Urge your students to maintain professionalism. Standardize a letterhead and communications. Create your brand early so you do not get lost in the sea of rookie teams.
•A dropbox/drive. You're going to want a communal place to dump pictures and documents. Set this up somewhere students/parents/mentors can easily unload things like pictures. You're going to want and need these later.
•Storage- stock up on totes/bins. Over the years chances are you'll have an impressive wheel collection...
•Label Makers. Give everything a space and get team members accustomed to putting things away correctly. This is especially true during competition - think Nascar pit crew.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jgerstein
The parents want to help.
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Parents are such a valuable resource.
•Snacks. People get grumpy when they're hungry.
•First aid kit extras. Motrin, Advil, TUMS.
•Make sure everyone knows something about the robot, particularly if they are in your pit area. I can't tell you how many times I've see great teams go down because they have spectators in their pits just as judges make rounds. I understand not everyone is necessarily "build team" but nothing is worse than someone says "yea it shoots the rock things" and not knowing how.
•Don't forget FIRST is more than robots. Keep your team active year round to retain students.