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Re: Question How to mentor Driver FRC Team

So, being a relatively fresh drive team coach, I often struggle with these questions myself, but here's what I've found in my short career.

(1) I've found that having one drive team makes things a lot easier, in almost every aspect. Students on one drive team get practice, they get used to each other, they develop a nice work flow, and the bond between them continually grows.

(2) Well, what do you do when you study for math? You sit down and do problems. Likewise, in FRC, you need to get up there and drive the robot. Hang tubes, score goals, achieve objective x until y, and get better. It might sound mundane, but for all the time I've spent driving an FRC robot, I've never once found it mundane.

(3) I'm not aware of anything too good, but you might want to check out the 5th Gear Program put out my Lockheed Martin. I'm not sure how realistic it is, but it's something.

(4) I think that drivers need to understand the robot, its limits, their own limits, and the game. While drivers need to be able to listen to coaches, it's important for them to stay on their own toes.
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