~You knew what NEMO was before you opened the PDF, and you're not a mentor
~When you go through
this and do the following:
(quotes from
http://www.firstnemo.org/PDF/first_competition_tips.pdf ....)
"Color Coordinate your tools for easy access in the pits, say I need a 10/24 screw, where is it--oh, it's blue"
~Your team actually DOES do this (and oh my god, that makes things SO much easier)
"Batteries don't help you if they're lying on the field"
~If I remember correctly, our backup battery fell off once during a match. That, and 3 of our 4 bumpers (though it's getting hard to remember what fell off when...those matches were PRETTY intense
)
"Never forget your safety glasses"
~Yes, that's why I always have them in my purse, robotics season or not-robotics season (is there such a thing!?
)
"Always keep track of your stuff"
~Mr. Leslie needs to read this (he lost his car keys in Pittsburgh, so he left his car there, carpooled with someone during the 6 hour drive back home, slept, grabbed another set of keys and another person to drive him back out there, retrieved his car, and drove back home. We have students keeping track of his keys for him now.)
"Designate a few team members to be 'team spokespeople' in the pit, and make sure they are always there to be spoken to"
~This is a team joke...
"There is no cure or treatment for addiction to FIRST"
~Oh dear...