
17-06-2013, 20:49
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Jim Zondag is my Spirit Animal
 FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Manchester, Connecticut
Posts: 7,003
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Re: [FRC Blog] - Rookie Registration and On-Field Coaches
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Originally Posted by EricH
Define "sideline" in respect to FRC.
No, seriously. That may be what the parents--or all of us--need, is a definition of "sideline".
Remember, in all sports, the coach can signal (verbally or otherwise) to his/her players. It's not uncommon for NFL head coaches to tell the players what they need to be doing right before a play begins. (Setting up the robot could potentially fall into this category.)
And, in FRC, anybody other than a driver (pre-college, by definition), operating the robot is a technical foul. (It used to be worse; I want to say a red card for contacting the controls for the coach--regardless of age.)
So, let's define "on the sideline". The "sideline", in FRC, is anything behind the operator console and its operators--I think that's a reasonable description. (In the bleachers counts as "not on the field".) If the coach is back there, coaching (adult or student), they are on the sideline. If they make contact with the controls, particularly if they operate the robot, they are now "on the field" and liable to penalty (and T-fouls ain't light).
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This is also way better than my point. Thanks Eric.
Additionally, I think people reading this thread should read the multiple others that have been posted over the years regarding mentors as coaches:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...tudent+co ach
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=67426
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=77390
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=91144
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=93881
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