[madmmac]

I have found the longer the kids are in the program, the better they can handle the time and use it more wisely.

My last team got creative and broke things out into groups, script writing, costume making, set building and such. They met as an entire team at least once or twice a week though to go over things and to make their decisions going forward. Ok'ing or working on things together as needed. These kids were middle schoolers. They got calenders out at the beginning of each month and everybody marked their schedules on it and they worked off of that. They worked and practiced out of one of the parents unused and heated garages.

You can have 2 Team Managers. I nominate you and your wife!! The bad thing is when it comes to competition time, only one of you can go into the Instant Challenge room.

If you and your wife step up, always have 3-4 Instant Challenges ready everytime they meet, it will pay off huge latter on and the kids will look forward to it. Pick your Side Trips wisely.