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Re: Being a FIRST Alumni

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Originally Posted by JohnM View Post
How have other former first year alumni/mentors handled being part of a team they were part of as student? I would really like to get some pointers or advice on this from other alumni. Seems so surreal.
It's gonna be one heck of a shell shock next Kickoff when you realize that you gotta step back and let the students decide what strategy they want to pursue and what mechanisms to use. Try as you might, you're mostly there in an advisory role.

Also, College courses are much different from High School courses. If you even feel the the tiniest slip, completely step away from the team and make sure you're on stable ground.
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