Too large of a team?

[stealth13777]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

I think this comment is totally inappropriate. I'd send some negative rep over your way, but I'd rather express my opinion on your comment publicly.

How are freshmen supposed to learn and supposed to be excited about the program when all they hear is "stupid freshmen"? What an insult. Very maliciously amateur if you ask me. How is that supposed to be Inspiring? IMHO that statement lies just on the edge of bullying, which is being targeted by lawmakers and school officials across the country. A comment like that leads me to believe that you and/or your team needs a big shift of values. If you think freshmen are stupid, that is your opinion but I point you to this list of reminder threads before you ever think about making another comment like that again.

Also, I believe you are making a big mistake by only allowing 11th and 12th grade on the FRC build team.

First of all, we had a freshman on the team last year and two sophomores this year, while our BEST team was all freshman and sophomores. We base the team ppl are on by their prior experience, knowledge, and why they tell us they want to be on a team. Sorry again for the stupid freshman comment, that was inappropriate. The fact is, when people sign up for robotics for the first time, they often dont know the extra commitment it takes compared to many of the other clubs at our school. After freshmen year, people join the club based more on what their friends tell them about it and what they see then just the name "Robotics". Freshmen dont hav this opportunity to find out about the club b/c they are just coming into the school. I can say this b/c when I was a freshmen I had no idea what I was getting into when i signed up, but the commitment was no problem for me, i enjoy this stuff, so I stayed on and as a sophomore this year I made the First build team.

By the way, we use the clubs as stepping stones, lego in middle school, Best 9th and 10th, then First (although u can go straight to first if u show the qualities needed). The fact is, we dont hav enough room to just put ppl on our First build team, everyone has a big job and they have to know how to do their job or the robot will not work, period. To put someone on First before theyre ready would be pointless when we hav other Build teams that can prepare them for the First build team so well. I dont know where ur hate or upsetment over such small misunderstandings, but I hope u wont make the same misjudgements in the future, b/c that kind of stuff hurts everyone involved in first robotics and really everyone period.