Team Recruitment: Who Are You Missing?
FIRST Tech Challenge team recruitment season is upon us! For coaches and mentors looking to add to their team for the 2015-2016 season , we�ve got some tips. Before you start recruiting, it might be helpful to ask yourself a few questions: How big is your team? How many additional team members do you need/want? What skills do your current members possess? What skills will you want to recruit for? How �old� is your team? How many members will be graduating/leaving in a year? How young do you want your new members to be? How many kids do you want to inspire? Now pull up a mental picture of your team right now. Then subtract the members who have graduated or are leaving. Ask yourself this: Who are you missing? Are you missing an Einstein ? He had Asperger�s Syndrome and had trouble concentrating in school, possibly due to dyslexia. What could he bring to the team? Are you missing a Curie ? She was poor, self-educated, and near blind. What could she bring to...