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Re: Floundering Leadership

I'll offer what I can on the absences--there's plenty of information out there on the sponsorship. I'm going to make an assumption here that these are students. Otherwise, adjust accordingly.

1) Don't lose hope. Unless it's December 4 and FIRST doesn't have a check from your team, it isn't over.
2) Talk to your honchos. Perhaps something is keeping them from robotics--stuff happens. If they're having a hard time keeping up, perhaps offer to take some of their duties until things straighten out. If it's really bad, -respectfully- ask that they step aside and bring in folks who have the time and ability to do the job.
3) Keep meeting. Even if your team takes a year off, you can still plan and prepare for a stellar comeback in 2006.

That's all I can think of.
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2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor

93 events (more than will fit in a ChiefDelphi signature), 13 seasons, over 60,000 miles, and still on a mission from Bob.

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