Get them on the field during practice day. My first ever match last year i was extremely nervous, as i never drove on the competitions field before. (also my controls were backwards -.- ). After my first match on the practice field i started to get use to driving under pressure. It became easy to communicate with my fellow driver and my mentor.
Drivers need to know the robot perfectly inside and out to know its potential. I am the designer of this years robot and the mechanical leader, so i know the robot more than anyone. I know what the limits of it are and what it is capable of. You dont wanna push your robot so far that your always working on it after every match, but you need to know how far you can push it. This year is gonna be awesome to drive! Can't wait!
Last year was my first year driving (gr 10) and i am the driver (with my fellow driver) until I graduate. We think this will benefit the team a lot because we will be use to driving out on the field. I think during my gr 12 year (2013 season) we will start training new drivers to get them use to driving tho.
Good luck
