Help for Second Year Team

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Originally Posted by xitaqua

In the meantime I suggest have everyone on the team put some skin on the game, by having a season membership due from $1 to $500. I would suggest $1 for coach,$5 student leaders, $10 for students non-leaders in the team and $20 for mentors.

Has this been shown to work in your experience? I fail to see how chipping in a few dollars will be a major factor in changing team dynamics. This isn't any different than typical club dues. Taking students to the next level and encouraging them to adopt the mindset that robotics is far more than "just another club" requires something other than nominal capital investment.

Sidenote: we do charge a $100 fee for all team members (those with difficult financial situations are able to get assistance). However I don't consider this a major factor in a students' motivation or commitment.