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Re: Members per team vs members who actually work

We're at about 40 members this year with about 15 of those new members. Over the years we have done a much better job spreading out the labor. Sure there are those few that are there everyday and do a lot, but we also rely heavily on the others that come in wanting to help and just need some direction. I doubt it's 100% on any team, but I think if you get more students to actually turn out a product (whether it be a robot part or Banner Graphix or program algorithm), you'll get better effort and buy in by more students.

For those of you who say only a handful of students build the robot.... Don't let that continue!! If the robot is built by the same few members each year, your team will never grow substaintially and won't have a large impact on your school/community which is what FIRST is about. Find ways for more students to be involved and celebrate what they get done.
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