Rookie Team Support

[Al Skierkiewicz]

I know that there is a plan in place to bring back the Guidelines, Tips and Good Practices manual from past years. There has been work recently to bring it up to date and present it to FRC.
Al

[Alan Anderson]

Tip #0: When help is offered, accept it. You do not know how much you don't know.

[Bill_B]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Tip #0: When help is offered, accept it. You do not know how much you don't know.

To which I would add for the benefit of those wondering what sort of help to offer: helping someone else do something you already think you know how to do, will cause you to re-assess your own knowledge of the subject. At the very least it will require that you organize your thinking about the subject which is a good thing all by itself.

[Crazyboy]

Originally Posted by Bill_B

To which I would add for the benefit of those wondering what sort of help to offer: helping someone else do something you already think you know how to do, will cause you to re-assess your own knowledge of the subject. At the very least it will require that you organize your thinking about the subject which is a good thing all by itself.

Very, very true.

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Tip #0: When help is offered, accept it. You do not know how much you don't know.

In addition: Do not be afraid to ask older teams for help. Don't be afraid to email another team during build season, to send half of the team running through the regional looking for a very specific bolt, or be afraid to put in parts requests at pit management.

I learned this year, as a rookie, that teams are always delighted to share knowledge and assistance.

[Crazyboy]

Originally Posted by kelseysea

In addition: Do not be afraid to ask older teams for help. Don't be afraid to email another team during build season, to send half of the team running through the regional looking for a very specific bolt, or be afraid to put in parts requests at pit management.

I learned this year, as a rookie, that teams are always delighted to share knowledge and assistance.

Glad you had such a good experience! What regional?