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Re: Drive Team
We're using the same drive crew that we selected last year. The philosophy that we had during the selection process was "hire for attitude, train for skill".
You can train most people to operate a robot relatively easily. It's a lot harder to train a drive crew to think tactically, communicate effectively, and work as a team all while under pressure.
Our drive team was made up of (last year's position/this year's position)
Driver: Drive member (as in the team that designs and build the robot chassis)/ Drive member
2nd Driver: Electronics member / Electronics team lead
Human Player: Mechanics member / Director of communications
Coach: Electronics team lead / Director of Operations
Most people with the qualities of a good driver should do very well on a robotics team, so it isn't surprising that most of our drive crew in leadership positions on the team.
As a side note, all of the members of the drive crew are good friends outside of robotics, which means that they have really good chemistry and have very effective teamwork.
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