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Re: Did Lunacy really level the playing field?
The Case of 2753 (since you all are very interested):
Team Members: The members of Overdrive are highly experienced and dedicated homeschoolers. Dedication means they go out and learn on their own and from their very good mentors. Tyler, who frequents CD, is one of the most knowledgeable students I've ever talked to from a rookie team. The kids know how to run their team like clockwork.
Team Structure: very early in the season it was quite clear that Overdrive had one of the best team structures that worked for THEM. Find your own team structure that works for YOU. With a parent organization of Teen Technology they have funding and sponsor money when they need it.
Team Mentors: With awesome parents and engineers (some not even in the field of Mech E) Overdrive has flourished as an FRC team just as they did in FTC.
Team Bonds: Overdrive knows when to ask for help and who to get it from. If teams cannot understand this point that the education of a team is most important as soon as they start off, they cannot be as successful as Overdrive. They not only searched local teams for information (103, 25, 56, 11, 816) but also teams from far away (1114, 1771, 1323, many others). THEY DID THEIR HOMEWORK!!!
*Rant of Overdrive over*
My only hope for them is that they sustain this amount of success in the future. Success does not grow on trees, make the effort and "be excellent in everything you do and the results will just happen."
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