[Walter Deitzler]

3397 is student driven, with mentors and coaches only stepping in when we ask them to. We rotate the drive coach position to any student who wants to try it out, and it works fine for us. We try to engage everyone on the team, and our mentors (all 4 of them) mostly help with repairs and bumper changes between matches. I have nothing against the mentors on the field, and I think that every team should be run how the team wants it to be run, mentors coaching or building the robot. If the kids feel inspired and have fun, I do not see a problem with how other teams get things done . My team, we go out to have fun, and we find fun in having our drive coach rotated, so that every student who wants to can see what it is like behind the glass. If a team decides a mentor coach is providing a better experience for that team, I do not think there is a problem with it.