[Jon Stratis]

One of the biggest problems we all having is caring about these teams and robots too much. It makes it really hard to step back at times. The biggest thing I think you need to remember, throughout the season, is that it's the students team and the students robot. Help them, push them, but if something isn't going to get done it's not your responsibility to do it. Tell them, push them during the meetings, and then go home and get some sleep.

For me, I show up for the team meetings, and that's it. I don't stick around to keep working after they leave, I don't come in at other times to do stuff if it didn't get done. During the season, I keep a very strict bed time (much, much more strict than out of season).

Just remind yourself every day - for the kids to benefit from your experience and knowledge, you have to stay healthy!