Student FRC statistics... anyone?

[zacattack]

Does anyone have a recent comparison chart with the amount of students nation wide that compares the number of students involved with FRC to football, soccer, volleyball, etc. I think it would be good information to show to a school board or city council, which is what my team, 1724, is going to do soon.

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by zacattack

Does anyone have a recent comparison chart with the amount of students nation wide that compares the number of students involved with FRC to football, soccer, volleyball, etc. I think it would be good information to show to a school board or city council, which is what my team, 1724, is going to do soon.

From the FIRST Website:

Overall Reach

* Over 156,000 students
* 12,911 robots
* 44,000 mentors
* 28,000 event volunteers

2008 FIRST Robotics Competition

* Over 1,500 teams
* Over 37,000 high-school students
* From Brazil, Canada, Chile, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, the U.K., and every state in the U.S.
* 41 Regional events in Brazil, Canada, Israel, U.S.
* FIRST Robotics Competition Championship at the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, GA, April 17-19, 2008
* Robots are built in 6 weeks from a common kit of parts provided by FIRST, and weigh up to 120 lbs. (excluding battery and bumpers)

2007 FIRST Tech Challenge

* 800 teams
* 8,000 high-school students
* 30 Tournaments in Canada, Mexico, U.S.
* FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship at the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, GA, April 17-19, 2008
* Robots are built using a modular robotics platform

2007 FIRST LEGO League

* 10,607 teams
* Over 106,000 students, ages 9 to 14
* From 38 countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greenland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Lithuania, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, U.K., U.S.
* Over 360 Qualifying events and 87 Championship Tournaments
* FIRST LEGO League World Festival at the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, GA, April 17-19, 2007
* Robots are built using LEGO MINDSTORMS technologies

2007 Junior FIRST LEGO League

* 1,000 teams
* 5,000 students, ages 6 to 9
* 39 JFLL Expos
* U.S. and Canada