My team uses River Rage to introduce new team members to the program because it usually falls around the first two weeks of school. Also to get the rookies aquianted with the veterans we run fundraisers, like carwashes and stuff that help the team bond together, (trust me, spending 4 hours trying to raise money with people oyu don't know real well, helps you bond alot and gives soem good memories
. ). Our first meeting of the year is generally the first friday of the new school year, since we meet every friday afterschool. We use this meeting to show rookies what first is all about and show them competition footage, then we go into team business which will pertain to everyone, not just rookies.