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Originally Posted by bigboom1

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.

So you really believe that a football player with a couple of years of experience could do a better job coaching the Green Bay Packers than 47 year old Mike Mccarthy? Maybe if the Steelers had dumped their 38 year old coach for a 23 year old with a couple of years of experience, they could have taken advantage of all your reasons for havng a student coach and won the Superbowl!

You'll find that maturity makes a HUGE difference in a drive coach. Very few high school students have reached a level of maturity that allows them to respond to situations on the field and communicate them to the alliance in a manner that effectively takes advantage of the strengths of a particular alliance. Most high school students also respond much more reliably to adult directions rather than directions from another student, which many tend to treat as "requests" to be responded to at their leisure! This typically doesn't lead to a real effective alliance ....