For those who lack dedication...

[Pi Is Exactly 3]

This year has been quite frustrating for myself and other members on the team. We have several new members, which is good for our team. Many are freshmen and sophomores. The problem is that some of them do not come to meetings and build sessions or, if they do, they sit around, argue with each other, mess around, do their homework, or sign in and leave. Now I don't tolerate such behavior and I try to get them to work as much as possible, but there's only so much I can do.

We are considering not allowing members of the team go to competition who we feel have not contributed enough to the team or don't show up enough. Is this a good idea? I realize it may be harsh, but we're starting to find it necessary.


PS: I realize there are other threads regarding the lack of dedication of team members, but I didn't feel that they addressed this specific issue. So I did search and I apologize if I didn't search hard enough.