Thread: Is there a map/way to search by location for teams? (New York City)
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Re: Is there a map/way to search by location for teams? (New York City)
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Originally Posted by Dwight_2 View Post
I also like the feeling of a map because for people that want to join a team but don't know how to join or where to join it would make searching for a team easier for them.
I caught a parent and her son at our regional last year talking to a volunteer about how to find a local team. The volunteer suggested the FIRST website, which she had apparently tried to use in vain. She found out about the regional from the news (!) and came to check it out.

I interjected and pulled her aside and helped her. Apparently her son was about to enter HS in Shenendehowa - home of Team 20, but she couldn't navigate the FIRST site to get any contact information. (She didn't realize Team 20 was out of their school - the school is buried in a wall of sponsor text on the FIRST site.)

So yes, there's quite a bit of room for improvement in mapping and team information, especially for those new to FIRST.
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