Dear Rookies - It only gets better....

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by Ken Loyd

I would add, "Do not be afraid to ASK!"

At a competition:
If you see something you don't understand, ASK! If you want or need help, ASK! If you want to know how some team did the impossible, ASK!

You are about to enter the Friendly Zone. Enjoy it!

Ken

A quote from the Southern California Regional Visitors guide:

"If you are having problems the FIRST thing to do is ask your neighbor for help"

yes the pun was intended.

Here in the West we tend to put rookies next to experienced teams in the Pits. So if it is your first year, you will be right next to one of the oldest and most experienced teams around. Make use of them, they will be happy to help. After all, if their robot is running well, and it usually is, their Pit crew will need something to do besides take in the admiring stares of people looking at their robot and wait for the judges to come around.