Senior Leaders
Team Captain
The team captain is the head of the team, and is responsible for making sure that people are doing their jobs. He or she can organize meetings for the entire team as necessary. The team captain is also the mediator in the case of an argument between two people or groups. If a problem is too big for the team captain to handle by his or herself, then he or she can call on a meeting with mentors and veteran members to reach a resolution. The team captain also signs off any team related documents such as the inspections sheet. In the event that a new captain-elect is chosen by the team, the previous team captain is responsible for mentoring and preparing the captain-elect for the upcoming season.
Build Division Lead
The build division lead is responsible for making sure that the building of the robot is being executed in a timely fashion. He or she has the job of going around to each mini-group to ensure that it is working diligently.
Business Division Lead
The business division lead is responsible for all PR and Finance activities. He or she has to keep track of all monetary transactions to ensure that the team has enough money for activities. He or she signs off on all purchases and makes sure that they are necessary for the team. The business division lead also works with the team captain in collaborating with sponsors and organizing demonstrations to the community.
Outreach Division Lead
The responsibilities of Outreach Lead are numerous. The Outreach Lead is supposed to create contacts and organize events to spread the FIRST message and STEM principles to the community. The Outreach Lead also has to organize meetings focused on Outreach.
Election Process
See the Team Manual, located under Manuals.
Other Positions
Other members may elect to take on a special position in the team.
Safety Captain
The safety captain maintains a safe working environment in the workplace and in the pits during competition.
Rules Designee
The rules, strategy, and police designee oversees the FRC team manual, and when there are discrepancies, the designee is called forth to settle any disputes within the group. Also, if there are any potential questions and/or comments about the rules of the game, then the designee will ensure that every rule is followed exactly. In addition to just the rules in the FRC team manual, the designee also goes around and clarifies any questions not directly stated in the rule book and monitors updates from the US FIRST websites as well as many others.
The rules designee will be the most knowledgeable member concerning the rules, strategy, and policy of each year’s game. The designee will finally also inform other team members of any potential changes or hazards that need caution during the build and/or competition. The FRC team relies on the designee for any additional information that may pertain to the competition.
Drivers
Any team member is eligible to become a driver. The driver group includes two drivers, the coach and a human player or robo-coach. Members can sign up for being a driver at the beginning of the season. Tryouts will be held for becoming a member of the driver subgroup during the second half of the build season or off season. The team captain and build division lead will make the final decision when selecting drivers. The member who shows consistent mastery in being able to drive the robot will be selected as the robot driver. The member who shows consistent mastery of operating the manipulator will be given the role of manipulator operator. The member who shows the strongest ability of being a coach will be the coach at the competition. Finally, the member who displays an aptitude for driving or coaching but is not as good as the ones selected will be given the position of human player/robo-coach. The member selected as robo-coach/human player is the first alternate for assuming a driver position. Secondary alternates will be chosen based on the skill shown during tryouts.