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Originally Posted by safiq10

I cna't say for how the FRC team picks and chooses. But on the BEST robotics we need a lot of people so we generally pick everyone up. But we still have a tryout day. But we recently ran into a problem a younger student whoose older brother made it onto the team wants to join. But from a past history we know that the younger student has a lot of emotional breakdowns if he cant gets what he wants and he dosent take directions very well. So we are trying to figure to tell him that he cant be on the team unless he changes these things. I don't know are we wrong for trying to kick him off? Should we keep him on? I dont want to kick him off but with ony 6 weeks I cant have him blowing up. Any suggestions

This is one of those things that you need to handle delicately.

First off, I have to ask how you know about this particular student's issues. Hearsay has a nasty way of bending the truth. If you want to take action against this student based on his/her past, make sure your information is concrete.

Secondly, I would recommend taking the student on board, if it's merited, but do not single him out on any accord. Let this student come into his own and let him show your team what he can do.

Thirdly, if things don't work out, or if the student in question gets unruly, dismiss him from the team. It's easier said than done, but robotics teams can be chaotic at the best of times. If a student is purposely and persistently rocking the boat, have no reservations in dismissing him/her from the team.

- Sunny G.