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Unread 07-02-2011, 16:04
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Re: Mentors on drive team

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Originally Posted by big1boom View Post
Lets see....
1) Younger, thus, faster reflexes
2) Most likely played video games, and capable of processing multiple streams of information faster.
3) The student coach will hopefully be one of the friends of the drivers, and will be able to communicate with them based on their prior experiences.
4) A student coach should have had experience in previous years as scout, or driveteam. Hopefully this will push them to notice the little things that are important.
You're absolutely right. Raul, and Brian Beatty are handicapped by their lack of videogame playing experience. If only those teams would use a student coach they'd have much more success.

-John
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