Don't forget about the RobotBuilder Java Applet tool available this year. As coach of a team and 0 robot programming knowledge, but knowledge of the concept, RobotBuilder should be a great asset to your team this year. This works for C++ and Java and is included with the installation of Netbeans or Windriver.
I forget which directory the files is in, but a search for "RobotBuilder-r608.jar" on your computer should find it.
Here is a great video introducing the software
Good luck this year!