[Travis Covington]

The team will need to be high school based for the most part.

I think you could get away with recruiting high school students from different high schools and having them be the core team, but you will have to enter the competitions under the high school students schools.

It is a requirement for the students to drive the robot as well. (Human players must be HS students too)

As far as the sponsorship from the college is concerened, that would typically mean the college gave the team money or some help or assistance. If you are simply a student attending the college and the college itself did nothing to help you in your effort to start a team, then I would say no, they are not a sponsor. It is smart though to ask the college for assistance as many colleges have funds that they are just waiting to give away to a good cause (such as a high school robotics team that one of their own students created)

Good luck!! It’s a lot of work, but I’m sure you will find the help you need if you get some help. Starting a team requires alot of time and effort, but remember it’s a lot of fun once it gets going.

FIRST is all about helping students get into the fields of science, technology, engineering etc. I myself would not have gone into mechanical engineering if it wasnt for FIRST. So i felt somewhat obligated after my 4 years on a team in high school and decided to start a team as a college mentor (with the help of ALOT of people and a fellow FIRST veteran.)

SOO, by all means go for it!!