Everything is possible if you get the commitment from the school and students.
Last year we coached two rookie team in our workshops which started in November. They did well at the regional.
In January (2nd week!), we had to coach and mentor two other rookie teams. One got into the finals and the other had mechanical problems.
That is four rookie teams in one year, so it is possible but we had an army of engineer students to support them!
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