[Jon Stratis]

One of the hardest parts of mentoring an FRC team is balancing one's personal schedule. Many teams want to meet right after school (usually around 3:00)... but many mentors can't get off work until 5:00. Sometimes schools have vacation/holiday that doesn't match with mentors employees, so students want to meet but mentors may need to work. Many mentors also have families, and need to balance their involvement with the team with actually seeing their families once in a while. It's tough, it's really really tough.

I suggest talking with your mentors about their other time commitments. Work to understand why they are committing to the schedule they have so far, and express your gratitude for their time. Work to make it less confrontational and more constructive.

Then you can talk with them about your desire to expand the program. Ask them for help recruiting more mentors - with more mentors you can probably meet longer and get more done!