Elite (invite only) FIRST teams

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by CraigHickman

I have a feeling I'm going to catch a good bit of flack for this idea, but I'd like to get a sounding of it.

... make the team a VERY competitive team, that could be relied upon to bring a fearsome robot to each competition.

OK, so here's my "flack".

If you are looking to start a selective FIRST team for the sole purpose of creating a very competitive team, then sorry, you've missed the point of FIRST.

It ain't about the robots.

Wouldn't it be a better use of your VERY LIMITED TIME as a freshman, to get more students interested in STEM areas instead of limiting your team to only a chosen few?