I'd like to start an FRC team at my school

[quinxorin]

When it comes to money, if you don't want to have to rely on your school, you need corporate sponsorship. Due to the minimum $6500 for rookie teams, a lot of it.

As for the team organization, I reccomend inclusive. My own team (862) lets everyone in, regardless of grades, dedication, etc. We have over 60 members, not including mentors, but it is also a school of 6500 students. We do, however, have a complex leadership structure.

Personally, if you wish to keep the FTC teams, then you should go with MarkoRamius1086's idea. I, however, would simply quit the FTC teams and go only with the FRC team.

And FRC is ALWAYS trying to build a robot in a few weeks... 6 weeks 3 days, to be exact. Starting the team at the beginning of the school year should not be a major hinderance.