Rookie Season 2014 - Lessons Learned

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by ArtemusMaximus

[*]Read the rules. Read the rules again and then read rules 20 more times. We made a mistake of designating only 1 person to be responsible to know all the rules. Everybody need to know the rules in it's entirety. First, so you can follow the rules and second, that you can constructively and respectfully challenge judges, referees and inspectors if they happened to make a mistake.

We give a rules test on the first day to EVERY team member and they must pass before they can work on the robot.