Team Mentorship Question

[Conor Ryan]

Welcome back! I was an 07 alum too!

Well find a team thats close to you:
http://www.usfirst.org/whatsgoingon

Working with a FRC team will probably be a lot of fun, once you go to the big bots its tough to work with the small ones again. It really depends on your time committment and your availability. Working with a younger team can be a wild ride but really the best thing to do is talk to a potential team and see if you are a good match for their schedule.

If you aren't too interested in working with a team, you could always go to help out with the regionals/events in your area. I've been doing that primarily for a few seasons now and it works really well with a tough work schedule.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Welcome back to FIRST! To answer your question about FLL vs FRC, I think that depends on a few things:
1) How experienced are you in the environment of an FRC team, or how well acquainted are you with how FRC works as oppose to an FLL team?
2) would you rather work with younger kids or with High School students?
3)Are you more available in one part of the year than another? (Fall vs Winter/Spring)

I would also find out all of the FIRST teams in your area and ask if they are interested in having you as a mentor, but the answer will usually be yes.
Good Luck!

[uboat]

Glad to hear a Chicago FIRST alum is wanting to get involved. There are no shortage of FRC teams in Chicago looking for an engineering mentor. I've only mentored in FRC so I can't provide any insights in choosing between FRC and FLL. I can help try to help you find an FRC team or provide contacts regarding FLL.

Mike U.