[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by Bongle

I can't find any references to age in the game manual or coaching manual for Hangin' Around. There are a few more references to how it is targeted at high school kids, but no explicit rule that your team MUST contain high school students. For the record, we're 20 and 22, and any friends I'd have participating would be in that age range as well.

The Vex FAQ section of the FIRST website says the following:

Q: Who can participate in FVC?
A: The FVC program is targeted at high school aged students, and is flexible enough in structure that a team can form within the school or home-school environment, as an after-school program, with a neighborhood group, or as part of any youth-based organization.

Q. What is the usual team size?
A. A team consists of a maximum of 10 students and a minimum of 1 adult team coach. The small-team concept works well with this age group and encourages a closely knit team.

Q. Who can be a mentor?
A. Mentors can be technology professionals, professors, college students, or older participants in the FIRST Robotics Competition. FVC participants have the opportunity to explore engineering principles and practices while working with positive role models.

Interpret that as you will....