Joining a team as a mentor?

[LeelandS]

Thanks for the advice guys! I really appreciate all the help.

Fortunately for me, I'm relatively familiar with the teams in my area. I know whose nearby. So I've already compiled a list of teams. I'm looking at teams who may really be in need of FIRST experience, but now that I'm considering what Ed said, I'm reconsidering the team I was looking into mentor first. I may actually start out on a team that is already fairly well off, so I get the opportunity to learn a bit before I start looking into teams really in need.

I clearly still have some thinking to do. But thank you all for the input! I greatly appreciate all the help so far!

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Leeland1126

Thanks for the advice guys! I really appreciate all the help.

Fortunately for me, I'm relatively familiar with the teams in my area. I know whose nearby. So I've already compiled a list of teams. I'm looking at teams who may really be in need of FIRST experience, but now that I'm considering what Ed said, I'm reconsidering the team I was looking into mentor first. I may actually start out on a team that is already fairly well off, so I get the opportunity to learn a bit before I start looking into teams really in need.

I clearly still have some thinking to do. But thank you all for the input! I greatly appreciate all the help so far!

I'll chip in with what little experience I have and agree with mentoring on a team that is already well off and experienced first. For me, it was hard starting off with a rookie team right off the bat. You start feeling too obligated and needed at every meeting, it becomes pretty stressful with a new team.