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Originally Posted by Pi Is Exactly 3
This year has been quite frustrating for myself and other members on the team. We have several new members, which is good for our team. Many are freshmen and sophomores. The problem is that some of them do not come to meetings and build sessions or, if they do, they sit around, argue with each other, mess around, do their homework, or sign in and leave. Now I don't tolerate such behavior and I try to get them to work as much as possible, but there's only so much I can do.
We are considering not allowing members of the team go to competition who we feel have not contributed enough to the team or don't show up enough. Is this a good idea? I realize it may be harsh, but we're starting to find it necessary.
PS: I realize there are other threads regarding the lack of dedication of team members, but I didn't feel that they addressed this specific issue. So I did search and I apologize if I didn't search hard enough.
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If kids are there to argue and make a nuisance out of the team, I personally feel they should not be allowed to go to the competitions. However, cut it off at the point where they are being disruptive. If they at least stay in the meetings without doing much but have an OK behavior then I'd say its OK to let them go. Unless you feel you want the team to just be about 10 people. The idea is that you get those not so active to be inspired at the competition and you never know, they may be the greatest contributor next year. Your team is not the only team that faces such problems. It's the same with every team. In our team, those who come in, sign-in and leave generally stop coming to the meetings altogether and are cut off the roster. We let only those travel who are active in the team. If they're at the meetings we generally put them to perform some task, although there are always slackers. It's the story of almost every team. I would highly suggest making up a membership criteria for your team and follow that. For example you can look at our
Team Handbook and derive your rules off there. Keep the questions coming.
-Bharat