[Justin Stiltner]

Don't forget your other sub groups,
1. Fund Raising (you still need more... dont know of a team that doesn't, plan for the future)

2. Public Relations ( see if you can get free spots in your local paper, prepare press releases, work with local tv radio, etc. Get demos lined up at public functions, make your imagery and name work for you, let people know you are there. Some of the best sponsors, and resources you will get, are the ones that could not be looked up in the yellow pages, or found on the internet)

3. Logistics team ( prepare the crate, practice field, find game pieces, organize food for the meetings, clean up afterward etc.)

you get the picture here, FIRST is not only building a robot, but inspiring students, something they will realize when they see the different groups working, is that it takes more than just engineers to run a team, or business. It takes all these groups, and that one person on your team that may realize they dont like engineering (gasp) may just love PR or logistics!!!

My team always spent a good amount of time trying to "figure the game out" what that meant was really sit down and think about how to play it, what is important and what isnt, and other ways to accomplish the goal, that may be a bit out of the norm, Ive always wanted to dedicate a few people to this task, for at least a week, and see what they come up with.