Thread: Is there too much focus on starting new teams, and not enough on maintianing the old?
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Re: Is there too much focus on starting new teams, and not enough on maintianing the
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Originally Posted by Ashley Christine

One of the main focuses of FIRST is starting new teams. Which is a super duper important deal.

But what happens when everything gets old and becomes repetition?

How many teams were origionally in FIRST and how many of them have stayed? I know FIRST is growing, but are the teams with the experience and knowledge still around to help out the new guys?


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The experience in the NJ region is that we have about a 95% retention rate and we add 6+ new teams per year to the region.

A lot of what keeps the teams going is the off season competitions we have nearly monthly in this part of the country. The FIRST Nationals are just the signal that the off season is about to begin.

And the NJ teams mentor the new rookies to make sure they never are alone.

I see that the largest factor involved in keeping teams is their attitude. If they have fun in FIRST and make friends in the area they want to come back. And a determined team can accomplish miracles.

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