[FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey

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Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

I think that is what causes a lot of the divide on this subject. Some teams work for 6 weeks then stop. We tell our students they are expected to work until the end of the season. Our season ends when we have not qualified to compete in any more competitions.

From experience in the past, there are quite a few students involved in my team that simply would not join if they were told it was a full time 12 week commitment instead of 6, even if the last 6 weeks was not really full time and at a reduced load.

But once you get them hooked, they're in for the full build season and full competition season, and off season and they re-prioritize their schedules around FIRST.


If FIRST kept the same "6 week build season" but relaxed requirements about what can and can't happen during off weeks during the competition season, I'd be perfectly fine with that.