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