i just read team update 7, and i thought it said that the 2 other (as in, human players) and coach per team (as in, 2 coaches) have to stand behind the line for the duration of the competition (except for the time the human player is stacking, duh
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if we do indeed have a "mad dash to the controls" the only thing that will happen is problems.
excited rookie driver, or really any driver at all. buzzer sounds, they rush to the controls, rush a bit to fast, controls wind up in pieces on the floor. opps?
another excited driver, runs to fast, hurts themself smacking into wall/each other/controls/etc.
lastly, we have a girl on our team who is handicapped, but she may turn out to be a very good driver, because she has an electric wheelchair with one joystick, and we think she may be able to drive the robot pretty good because of that. now, she can walk, but she can't jump forward three feet in the same time as anyone who wasn't disabled could. if there is indeed a rush, this rule would alienate her, because then she would not be able to be a driver, because we would loose the precious seconds that it takes to get to the controls. she's also quite stubborn, so someone wouldn't be able to pick her up or push her in a wheelchair, she'd shoot them
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long story short, if we do need to rush to the controls, only bad things will happen.