Starting a Mostly student run FRC team

[Libby K]

I have to make a few additions to my post.

Yes, it is MUCH easier to have an adult. I'm thankful for our mentors this year, and they've truly transformed the team.

What I was trying to get at is that it IS possible to keep the team going without your former coach. This doesn't mean you shouldn't try to look for local support elsewhere. I apologize if my comments made it seem like anything else. I was just trying to say it can be done.

EricH makes a good point:

Originally Posted by EricH

You almost have to have an adult who can continue the team while student leadership transfers over. The adult is not necessarily a team leader; rather, they are the last in the line of succession, but have to know the most in case the entire line goes down. Or you can do like merybar's team is doing: rotating coaches. One runs the team, but has to step down, so a student steps up and runs the team until a new coach arrives.

That is what we are currently trying to do as well. I think I jumped the gun a little in posting my original thoughts- and I apologize for doing so.

The way I understand it is that you're looking for a new team, since the teacher from your school isn't interested in working with the FIRST program. Have you tried other teachers? Even if they aren't a math or science teacher, if they are able to be the figure-head adult to keep the team affiliated with the school, it's a start.