A Strong FRC Team Should . . .

[yarden.saa]

A strong FRC team should have clear goals. You should know your team goals by heart and think how do you achive them every day.

[ks_mumupsi]

A strong FRC team...

Should always have fun win or lose, in the end its just a game

[Steven Sigley]

A strong FRC team has students who aren't afraid to ask for help when needed, mentors who aren't afraid to go the extra mile to help their students, AND other team's students, parents who aren't afraid to try and help whether they have engineering experience or none at all.

In summary: A strong FRC team has a dedicated core of students, mentors, and parents, who find ways to be involved and make the entire team better.

[OZ_341]

....build a strong Team Culture based on caring, honor, and the principles of FIRST. A strong organizational culture will give your team a purpose that you will get you through difficult times.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by yarden.saa

A strong FRC team should have clear goals. You should know your team goals by heart and think how do you achive them every day.

Close. I want to modify this slightly...

A strong FRC team should have clear ACHIEVABLE goals.
Having goals is great, but if they are unrealistic then they become demoralizing and lose their meaning. i.e. Don't set a goal as Win the Championship/Championship Chairman's if you've never won at a regional level.
There are realistically only about 6-10 teams that could set that a an annual goal

A strong FRC team should have STRETCHgoals.
This is wear you have that thing you aren't sure you'll have time/ability to pull off but you put it out there as a carrot. i.e. Have a great shooter and 30 point climber this year. Most teams could only reasonably pull off one of the two.

[holygrail]

A strong FRC Team...

-Has strong mentors with a variety of skills, not just engineers
-Has a clear and consistent identity
-Has a culture of fun
-Teaches how to BE a Gracious Professional, not just to act like one
-Understands their limitations and works within them, while trying to overcome them
-Works together throughout the year, not just during build season

...and a lot of other stuff.

[kiasam111]

Inspire.

[Bill_B]

Conspire to

Originally Posted by kiasam111

Inspire.

despite what may transpire !

[Ninja_Bait]

Just stick to it; you fail to accomplish everything you give up on.

[nlknauss]

be creative in solving problems and advancing itself and those around them.

[Ido_Wolf]

A strong FRC team should be a team where members respect and idealize their mentors as their most influential teachers, and yet they won't be afraid to stand on their own and discuss matters openly when a disagreement arises

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by holygrail

A strong FRC Team...

-Has strong mentors with a variety of skills, not just engineers
-Has a clear and consistent identity
-Has a culture of fun
-Teaches how to BE a Gracious Professional, not just to act like one
-Understands their limitations and works within them, while trying to overcome them
-Works together throughout the year, not just during build season

...and a lot of other stuff.

Nice.
Would add has a business plan or the start of one.