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Originally Posted by bduddy
But when the same mentor is the one that decides the strategy, and turns the robot on, and stands next to their driver in the question box, and works with the FTA, and basically looks like they'd drive if they were allowed to, well, I certainly don't think that's a good sign. When adults are trying to affect as much as possible the one job on the team the rules reserve for students, what does that say about the rest of the team?
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I am a "mentor" drive coach.
I turned the robot on almost every match, because our students were busy lining the robot up, finding good balls to pre load, or plugging in the controls. Flipping the power switch is a rather trivial task.
I used to stand near our driver in the question box so that I can hear what he says, and help him communicate his point more clearly the next time. I no longer do this, as I know he knows what he is doing.
I work with the FTA because our drive team students consist of all mechanical people. If there was any type of mechanical problem on the field, I can assure you that they would be the ones to fix it, I would probably just make it worse.
Our entire team knows that if I could drive the robot again, I would because it is so much fun. I think the same could be said about any former driver.
Many times this season, I wasn't a part of the pre match strategy discussions. Our driver and human player would take care of it, and then fill me in. I would then do a quick chat in the queue line with the rest of the teams to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Please don't make snap judgements of a team when you see them do things a little differently than you.