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Re: Adviser Role

Well, a FRC experienced "advisor" figure took our team's competitiveness from poop in 2011 to reasonable 2012 on. There is a line that needs to be drawn between a dictatorship and a free-for-all. Too much of either side is bad. The students be allowed to make the final engineering decisions for themselves. On the other side of the coin, the advisor should be strict enough to discourage legitimately poor decisions, like trying to use Mecanum wheels with a 2WD.

All in all, a disciplined advisor can be a great asset to any team.

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