Competition Professionalism

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Laaba 80

Can every one just stop talking about the dancing? It is what the thread is about, but not the issue that Henry is talking about.

Joey,
I think it is ok to talk about all the topics in this thread, dancing being one of them. After some time has passed and we are into the lazy hazy days of summertime, this will be a great thread to read and reflect on. Some of the posts on all the topics involved have been great reads with valuable insights, separately and together.

As the thread has developed, the individual topics have become more evident and so we are dealing with several in one thread. And that's ok, so far we are all managing to work with communication. It's a great opportunity to pay attention to everything that is being said. This has happened in team meetings. One topic evolves into 3 or 4 and then everyone is talking and then chaos. But - if handled carefully and with respect, all topics are listened to, addressed, or tabled for future consideration. This thread reminds me of that.

[Akash Rastogi]

[IMHO] This depends on the entire team as well as those specific kids who are "falling through the cracks."

It is up to the mentors, teachers, and captains to make sure that everyone in the stands has a role and responsibility. Its not like teams let kids join and don't teach them how to do anything (if there are then they need to change that).

For example, we generally have over 50 people in the stands. There are generally 10 students scouting for matches. Then, there are the multiple alternates we have for each scout. There are also alternates for the scout captains b/c let's face it, scouting isn't the most fun thing in the world. There are students who are there to scout in the pit area and then report back to field scouts. Then there are liaisons who are constantly communicating with the drive team/programming/scout team and also other alliance partners. So as you can see, it really depends on how strong of an organization that team you are talking about really is. The student involvement is not only individual but also communal.

We barely have students not doing anything.

[Laaba 80]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Joey,
I think it is ok to talk about all the topics in this thread, dancing being one of them. After some time has passed and we are into the lazy hazy days of summertime, this will be a great thread to read and reflect on. Some of the posts on all the topics involved have been great reads with valuable insights, separately and together.

As the thread has developed, the individual topics have become more evident and so we are dealing with several in one thread. And that's ok, so far we are all managing to work with communication. It's a great opportunity to pay attention to everything that is being said. This has happened in team meetings. One topic evolves into 3 or 4 and then everyone is talking and then chaos. But - if handled carefully and with respect, all topics are listened to, addressed, or tabled for future consideration. This thread reminds me of that.

I only said stop talking about the dancing because people seem to be trying to put words into Henry's mouth. He has said he doenst have a problem with dancing multiple times. If people want to talk about dancing, thats fine, however that is not the "big" issue Henry is talking about.
Joey