[tkwetzel]

I don't know about purchasing a whole kit, but I know that FIRST supplied a list of suppliers for many (if not all) of the parts. But I also know that many teams use parts from past kits to train new students...I know you don't have a large collection of parts yet, but you could use this years parts and/or robot to do some training. Or, you could use whatever you can from this year's kit and just order the parts that you need to for rookie training. Just a few suggestions.