What kind of spirit does your team have?

[Steven Donow]

1) Shirts/Uniforms/Outfits
We (usually) design a new shirt every year, often trying to fit the theme of the game (ie. being Xtreme Heat last year we had T-Shirts modeled after a Miami Heat jersey...only two people ever seemed to get the reference...), as well as our signature flame pants that everyone wears. We also make polos with our logo on the chest for mentors, as well as sweatshirts.

2) Headgear
As mentioned above, hairspray is a great 'headgear'. Team colors spiked looks good for just about any team.

3) Accessories
As mentioned above, we have 'flame pants', and in the past have used pom-poms. We also have number signs(one sign saying '2', another '2', and a '3') as well as "red alliance" and "blue alliance" signs. Also, if it's within your means, a flag, or something for the emcee to use for your team, is a must. We had sewed(is that the right tense?) by ourselves.

4) Buttons/Other Handouts
Buttons are almost a must, you can get the supplies from millions of sites on Google. In regards to handouts, one for judges isn't a terrible idea, and its always great to hand out an info sheet on your robot. They mostly have the same data people give out during pit scouting, but it makes your team much more noticeable if you hand out a colorful flyer with robot info on it.

5) Pit design, from tents to banners to TV's/monitors w/ slideshows.
We usually don't have a nice pit, but ours consists of two shelving units with monitors mounted on them, usually one displays sponsor logos and the other displays a slideshow or scouting data. Our design that we've yet to actually pit into place is basically a PVC gateway that mounts on top of the storage units, displays a team banner, and also hides cables for the monitors. We also use a rolling storage box and a toolbox, which we use to basically wall-in our pit(though not totally, for obvious reasons).