[liam.larkin]

This is one of the most critical decisions a team must make every year. Great care is a must when selecting your drivers.

Our system of selection is similar to what some others have already posted.

1. A test of the game rules only. Not so concerened with the other sections we just want to know if the driver knows that driving into that space or impeding someone by doing x is illegal or legal.
2. Interview process (this is very important). This needs to be real too, none of those worthless hypotheticals like what makes you a good candidate. Tough questions, thought provoking questions are best here and they dont even need to relate to robotics. The aim here is to see if the candidate is easily rattled. You want to see how they deal with questions they dont have the answer to. Do they lie to you and try to skate around it or do they look you in the eyes and tell you they dont know but they will find the answer. Integrity is important in a good driver/operator.
3. Driving test (equally important). Think of useful scenarios for this. Make them operate in a similar space of that of the field. No sense in making them circle cones from 200 feet away. We also add backround noise when they are testing. Its not quite on the competition field so make them test in a similar environment