[Marc S.]

Here's how 973 does it.

This is the second offseason where we have competed with 3 robots; our comp bot, practice bot, and a prototype robot(whether it be from season or something new).
The comp bot is driven by set drive consisting of season drivers and new drivers that show great skill.
The practice bot drivers are rotated all through the competition with the kids who put the most time in in line first, and then the students get to decide if to continue rotating or have a set team for elims.
The prototype robot (depending on complexity) will either also have rotating drivers or set drivers.

The whole idea is that everyone gets a chance to drive(giving us a good idea on who has skill and who doesn't) yet we still have a competitive robot that lets us end the season well.

We have also started implementing "Sunday Fundays". A day every week where everyone who wants to can just rotate driving the robot all day. This helps for finding the best drivers for both the offseason and season compbot.