[Rangel]

On our team for as long as I've been with the team, tryouts happen typically after the practice bot is complete. First people are tested with an obstacle course run where everyone is watching. Typically this is where people crack under the pressure of being watched and judged by everyone on the team. From there, members trying usually practice doing various roles in the game such as how many balls scored in 2 minutes. Everyone who is trying out has to try out for driver and operator so everyone switches up and typically the best combination is who becomes part of the drive team. The real pressure is also judged at the local scrimmage event Duel in the Desert. Here it's not so much about how good people are but how they react to pressure of everyone watching and other robots on the field. Typically tryouts last 1-3 weeks since we want to make sure we have the best drive team possible. For example, we've had people on the team that are awesome right off the bat but then never really get much better and people that start out below average but develop to the point where they surpass everyone else. Tryouts also happen every year so just because someone was driver one year, doesn't mean they will keep it the next year. Human player tryouts are basically the same thing except they are able to practice more due to not being reliant on the robot being available. This year for example, our human player had probably 2000 in-bounds to a red x on the floor. Even when the human player role isn't as critical like in 2010, we always have them prepared at the same intensity because although they may not always be able to win the alliance the game, they can sometimes cause losses due to not performing their role correctly.