[JamesCH95]

To start we usually setup and obstacle course with a few different game elements: driving fast along the side of the field without smashing into the barrier, driving around obstacles, picking up the game piece, and scoring the game piece. This is drill type about speed in completing game tasks. Usually myself and another coach (who both used to be drivers when we were students) set a time on the course with 1-2 attempts. Then we have the students try to beat it. They usually do, by making vast improvements in their driving skills when they see just what a robot can do. This usually results in some very interesting variations in how to approach an obstacle course too.

Another type of drill we do we humorously call "screwing with the drivers". We have them do various game actions in a random fashion, emphasizing adaptability and reaction time. My favorite variation this year was having the robot in the middle of 4 people and each person had the choice of rolling the ball along the ground, tossing it to the robot, or tossing it to another one of the 4 people. The drivers (and drive coach) had to react to each move in a split second to acquire the ball and then 'score' it at one of two goal locations.