[EricH]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Also, I don't quite understand your last paragraph. Would you mind rephrasing it?

I understand it. It's better as two separate questions.

1) The robot you drive at an offseason is not the one you'll be driving next year, so how much practice for the next year do you really get?

2) How much do your older drivers (the ones you had during the season) really need the practice?

The answer to the first one is that you don't gain skill driving the robot for competition per se; instead, you gain skills that drivers need to have, which serves just as well. It's like an R/C pilot flying a warbird when he'll be flying an aerobatic plane at his next competition--he's developing or maintaining skills and getting himself accustomed to the flying environment.

The correct answer to the second one? Well, that depends on the situation.