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Re: On field Coach - Student or Adult

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Originally Posted by Max Boord View Post
It is %100 team dependent. I have had to fight the "please dont load an auto ball" battle before and having an adult coach helps hugely. I have also seen students act as some of the best coaches (1876 and). I have also seen a few mentors with incredible coaching and strategy skills (1065 comes to mind).
Wow, thanks.

Personally I think students can be great coaches. When talking and strategizing with alliances student coaches communicate with other students better. In my experiences, it is easy for an adult coach to put off a condescending tone and it can be awkward for alliance members to discuss strategizes with another team's adult coach. Also I feel having a student coach better represents your team.

In my opinion a coach's job is to know the rules, organize, strategize, and motivate.
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