Team rules

[technoL]

As a general thing to keep in mind, there are some amazing team handbooks out there, I've read a lot of them, but make sure to absorb all of this information and then apply it to your team specifically. You may want to hold a meeting with your whole team to see what went wrong, what went right, what needs to change, and how you are going to go about doing it. After this list has been compiled, draft a list of of general team rules, preferably into various sections. Make it easy to read so that students won't get confused about the difference between what is acceptable at school(or wherever you work), and what is acceptable when traveling or at competition.

Then you can compare your unique guidelines to an already existing handbook to see if you have left out or want to change something. Whats most important is that this fits your team. If you have any new policies that you would like to set forth, this would be a great time to introduce them. Good luck with creating a set of rules of your own.

-No L

[mtaman02]

To list a few major rules:
No Cussing. (Especially at the Competitions where there are many people watching including Judges!) Punishment - Member(s) should not be allowed to attend an event until they have learned their lesson. Repeated Offenses will not be tolerated.

No Cutting Classes. Punishment - Off the Team for 2 Weeks. Repeated Offenses will not be tolerated.

Not Allowed to Fail Classes. Punishment - Off the Team for a Marking Period or More.

Team Setup should be broken down into committees or sub-divisions with one person in charge of each or as needed. The Biggest Sub-Divisions are Team Leadership as a whole, Sponsorship and Fundraising (Which should be one committee), Pit Crew, Safety, Scouting, Drive Team, Build Team, Team Costumes, Graphics, Give Aways & Spirit (Which should also be one committee).

[Scott Carpman]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

No Cussing. (Especially at the Competitions where there are many people watching including Judges!) Punishment - Member(s) should not be allowed to attend an event until they have learned their lesson. Repeated Offenses will not be tolerated.

Just wondering, what was the initial reasoning for creating this rule?