[DFTF] Things a Rookie Team Should Do in the Fall...

[Joe Johnson]

This is part of a series of posts called Drinking From The Firehose on getting Dr Joe back up to speed on All Things FIRST.

Okay, so I'm a Rookie Again. I've got 50 kids signed up (Shout out to the Nutrons 125 who came to my high school club fair with their robot -- you guys are awesome). That's great as far as it goes, but these kids have no idea (mostly) what FIRST is and what it means. They saw a cool robot and signed their names to the page.

Okay, maybe I'm not a true rookie, but it has been a long time since I've been involved and even longer since I was in the role of founding a team.

I need to write grant proposals. I need to get the administration up to speed. I need to reach out to sponsors (and find a rich one if I can ;-)
I need to get my kids to an afterglow competition (I am thinking about River Rage in late October) where they can talk with other teams and see the elephant.

Oh, and I need to inspire my kids.

AND...

...YOU TELL ME.

Joe J.