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Re: Drive Coach Training

A ton of great advice has been mentioned above, but I think this point has been very undervalued.

- Train your drivers

In my humble opinion, training so that your drivers drive the robot as perfectly as it can be driven is the most valuable thing a coach can do. This is not easy and requires knowing exactly what to say to each driver and what drills to run. In my experience these skills come from knowing your drivers and the robot inside out and backwards.

Knowing your drivers and robot this well will also help you on the field. You will know exactly what your robot can and can't do, how it can fit in with the alliance, and most importantly what you want to happen can most quickly be communicated to the drivers and they can do it.

I don't mean to undermine any of the above advice by not repeating it; I just don't want to be redundant. Good luck and if there's any other way I can help feel free to ask.
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