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Re: first year team needs help

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Originally Posted by Air Soarer
... add on the fact the there are only 3 seniors(me being one), and we're the only ones who have any... skill, work ethic, or education in engineering. To put it bluntly, we're extremely far behind ... I have no experience in the competition, so I don't know what works and what doesn't.
I realize this isn't exactly what you're looking for, but as far as strategies goes, this one works pretty well.

The best advice I can give, for your team as a whole, is you're only as strong as your weakest player. If you've got someone on your team (a senior, freshman, whatever - it doesn't matter) that doesn't understand what's going on, or what the team is doing, then that's how much your team, as a whole, understands. Try to take the students who don't know what to do and teach them. Spend a couple of minutes showing them what you're doing and why you're doing it.

Another thing - pass on the knowledge. Say you're a expert on using the mill, the only one on the team who can do it, and the kid next to you can't tell the difference between a mill and a drill bit. Teach them. Take an hour and show them how to do square up a block of delrin. Once they've got that down, show them how to machine something a little more difficult. Not only will you have taught someone something new, but you doubled your machining capability!

Good luck!
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