= Award System =
Goal: Improve participation by rewarding attendance and engagement

== Pins & Certification ==
* Symbols
  * Skill Pin - what skill you have
  * Rank Pin - what experience you have (based on skills pins collected)
  * Skill Level - how advanced is your skill
* Set-Up
  * Each member receives a lanyard
  * Attach skill and rank pins to the lanyard
  * Mark which level of skill using a sharpie
  * More marks mean a higher level
* Subteam Pins (*except for Operations)
  * Each subteam has 5 ranks*
  * To earn a rank, one must collect the respective skill pins
  * Start from the 1st rank and work up to the 5th rank*
  * Every member must earn the first rank of each subteam*
* Fall Training with Subteam Pins
  * Track skills with virtual checklists
  * Track ranks with virtual certifications
  * Award pins at Kick-Off
* Participation Points (PP)
  * Each skill is worth 5 Participation Points
  * Each rank is worth an additional 20 Participation Points

== Attendance ==
* Each meeting is worth 1 Participation Point each for accurate !TeamSnap availability and attendance
* Each outreach event is worth 15 Participation Points
* Each match scouted is worth an additional 5 Participation Points

== Rewarding Participation ==
* Collect the most Participation Points
* Top Three in each grade and subteam
  * Special Gifts (Ex. wireless headset)
* Biggest Gainers each day
  * Personal Thank-You’s at Stand-Ups
  * Drive Time with the bot at the next meeting

== Recognition Pins ==
These pins have special Participation Points allocations
||= Name =||= Description =||= Award =||
||= Love Safety =||Member of safety team||50 Participation Points\\Safety Pin||
||= Savior =||Fixing a mechanism right before a match||5 Participation Points\\Hero Pin||
||= Fred =||Is Fred at a competition for 1+ hours||10 Participation Points per hour\\Fred Pin||
||= Volunteer =||Volunteering at a FIRST event||20 Participation Points per event\\Volunteer Pin||
||= Field Support =||Help make field pieces||10 Participation Points\\Field Support Pin||
||= Mentor =||For Mentoring||Team Love||

== Leadership Pins ==
* See details under [wiki:Leadership/BookClub Book Club]

== Books of Pins ==
 * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SLcu1mvtKBE1_Qv4b8cs0chR0cQbddFEXilDb3l5qVk/edit?usp=sharing Electrical]
 * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aavs6eu9uIa9t5_EulGqGsjwze7ZeWaye1B34cLOLak/edit?usp=sharing Mechanical]
 * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dMTDbT9bPleK_Fp9TMiiRfhUulcqWIg_IZm7AByduDY/edit?usp=sharing Software]

== How to Use ==
 * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/17FotrPCtKuGIOrAnLkk4bNnuex1PuYZ-iw2RyikD9UE/edit?usp=sharing Guidebook]