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Originally Posted by dellagd
On 2607, since our rookie year, we have had a student coach for two reasons.
First of all, the position of coach is seen as a great opportunity for students to build really good leadership skills through the interactions with the drive team and other teams. There really isn't an other position that give that sort of experience for students in FRC.
Also, having an adult be a coach on the field can be a bit intimidating for some students. Having an adult yell out things at you, a lot of kids kindof shutdown or stop thinking. When it's a student, the relationship seems more natural where the drivers converse and contest about the decisions of the coach (not necessarily on the field).
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This is the best way I could've worded it.