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Originally Posted by Jon236
To Al & Mike,
I value your input. When would be the best time? At a local kickoff? One week into build?
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Jon,
This is an issue we are struggling with. The answer may be all of the above. Some rookies will need the reminder several times while some may not need it all. I experimented with a
rookie only meeting each day during the rookie Minnesota Regional for mentors only. I did this because that event had 38 rookie teams. It might be a good idea to initiate that at each event. I believe that the inspection staff has the best ability to be a first contact for teams and are the only volunteers actively in the pits all weekend. We see problems before the team even knows in some cases. We can see issues with team members, mentors and/or robots early and should have the knowledge of how to help, how to get other teams involved and how to get answers. There is a few documents for inspectors that give them a "to do list" for each day that makes it easier for an inspector or lead.
I feel very strongly that we need to concentrate on rookies and any struggling teams and insure they have a great experience. After continuing sponsorship, that may be the next item to sustaining teams.