[Phil Mack]

Hello,
Our team is working out our schedule for pre-build season training. It's been making me wonder how much other teams spend before January kickoff.

We are working on a program to teach about how to use equipment, how to develop and evaluate ideas, practice developing ideas using previous FRC/Vex games, general stuff about FIRST, and more.

So essentially, how much time does your team spend together before kickoff, and what do you do?

Do you meet many times for short meetings on weeknights, or fewer times with longer meetings on weekends? Do you start in August/September with the schools calendar, or earlier, or later?

Of the activities that you do, which do you find most valuable in the pre-season? What would you add if you had more time?

Thanks in advance
~Phil