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Originally Posted by bsbllpss
Hi, I'm R.J. our team 2044 is the only in Nebraska and our highschool administration will not allow our so called "team" to letter. This is because they call the Robotics "Team" a CLUB. In fact we are far from being a "club." 1. In a club do you put in as much time and effort as you do in robotics. 2. Do you have to apply to be on a club. 3. Is a club made up of 14 students. I think not. What do you guys think?
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To answer your questions
1. possibly. I know people how spend weeks working on stuff for TSA or science olympiad, but FIRST does require a greater commitment commitment. but some athletics teams require a 12 month commitment that is more demanding than FIRST.
2. Sometimes. NHS is a good example of a club with an application and do you have to apply to be on a team?
3. This number makes no difference. There are teams of 10 (golf or gymnastics) people and teams of 100 (football). As there are clubs of 10 and clubs of 50+
My personal opinion is lettering denotes varsity sport. Since there is no JV and varsity level, members of the robotics team should not get letters. Also, the school can't consider you a team for insurance and other purposes. Insurance companies (actuaries) view a robotics team differently than a football team. Do i support giving awards to members of robotics team for their efforts? Yes. Should this reward be a varsity letter? No.