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Originally Posted by KPSch
It's always great to hear about teams being reborn with such enthusiasm. Don't lose that excitement.
A friend of mine used to mentor teams trying to build themselves up. He had a great saying. "If you're not doing it year-round, you're not doing it right." Believe me, there is more than enough to keep any team busy the whole year.
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Thank you, that is good advice. We've been moderately successful on the FTC side of things, and are now trying to get FRC off the ground. It takes a lot more resources, though -- more money, more dedicated kids, and better mentors than myself. We are working on those things pretty hard, and definitely taking the "no offseason" approach.
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Originally Posted by KPSch
As for off-season events, let me suggest the Cow-Town Throwdown in Kansas City. It's usually held the last weekend in October, making it one of the last (if not the last) off-season events of the season. The event is very, very competitive so if you attend, bring your best. The web site is at http://cttd-robotics.com/ but I don't think a date has been announced yet.
Good luck and hope to see you at Cown-Town this October!
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Thanks for the info - we are definitely looking at that one, and planning to use the time between now and then as a learning exercise in a lot of areas.
Congrats on the EI award! Some of us are headed to Championships to support our Dean's List Finalist, so perhaps we will see you there!