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The reason the students are constantly yielding to the adults at strategy meetings isn't because the adults are older, its because the adults are the drive coaches. Having someone versed in strategy can help a team during matches so teams don't have to train someone new every year. Someone who's been in the game for a number of years is more likely to keep a level head in bad situation and make strategic plays. Having this option open allows some teams to take advantage of it to do better at competition while allowing students to fulfil the role if necessary. Also, having an adult drive coach does mean that drivers are more likely to listen to what their coaches are saying. In short, forcing teams to go one way or another is stupid because there are advantages to having a student drive coach and advantages to having an adult one.