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Re: On field Coach - Student or Adult
I have been a drive coach for my team for the past three years. I am a student, however if I had a mentor who was better suited for the job I would have him/her do it in a heartbeat. There is a maturity and experience level you get from a mentor who has been drive coach for 5+ years that is impossible to come by in a student solely because of the time the mentor has been in the position. Students are cycled out every 4 years on a team - mentors can stay for a long, long time. Some may argue that the role of drive coach should be one experienced by a student, however I see the position as drive coach very much as a teaching and mentoring job to the drivers. The drive coach teaches and works with the drive team on how to maximize learning and understanding in the same way a teacher or mentor does, because this is what often results in success on the field.
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