Maintaining a team

[Stephen Kowski]

I know that we have many tutorials about starting teams, and how to get financial support, but I really don't see anything out there on how to maintain a team. I wondered what people's opinion on this topic are. I am very concerned, especially for Florida Teams, but for the rest of the FIRST community as well that veteran teams are simply dropping off for a variety of reasons.

I was prompted to this question after seeing a very long standing veteran team just simply drop off the radar. My father, a team coordinator for Florida FIRST, contacted them and found that they are most likely not going to come back unless something dramatic takes place. We are working with them to try and find a solution, but I wanted to know your opinions since we have such a diverse group of them.

So how do you maintain a team? What elements do you need? How does it work for your team?

thx for listening.