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Re: Way to get kids to join a team

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Originally Posted by Rex114
Yeah, I'm starting a team at my school. Was part of team 114 as a freshman but want to get people interested at my school. I drove this years bot during lunch one day but I don't think the word got out enough. Got about 4 guys into it. I was thinking about putting a competition video on the morning TV announcements to spark some interest. Great ideas to attract new people. Wish me luck.
Before anything else, do you have a teacher willling to be with you all year? I would say develop a strong relationship with an able teacher who would support the team all year. The kids will follow, I dont think people have a very hard time getting kids in. The word "ROBOTICS" is attrative enough. Just wearing a shirt saying something like "JAGUAR ROBOTICS" or whatever works;
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