[Oromus]

For us, we have three main groups of students in the pit at a given moment: the drive team, our two pit managers, and the current scheduled pit shift students. Sometimes it gets a tad crowded, but it winds up working well for us. The roles those groups play while in the pit are as follows:

Drive team - Almost every year, our drive team members have also been students that have heavily contributed to the mechanical, electrical, and programming aspects of the robot. This makes them the prime candidates for robot repair/upgrades during competitions, and so we generally have them stay with the robot the majority of the competition.

Pit Managers - Our pit managers are the other two static members of the pit crew. Chosen from the backup driver and manipulator roles, they both provide well-rounded skill (one being a mechanic and the other being a programmer/electrician) and an easily accessible backup driveteam if needed. They're also here for taking main control of robot repairs and improvements when the drive team needs a break. Between them and our drive team, we usually have 5 students in the pit that provide the range of skill we need to stay operational. For an example, this year this had 3 mechanics and 2 programmer/electricians in the pit at all times.

Pit Shift Students - We have a competition schedule that consists of groups of students traveling around doing different tasks; pit scouting, cheering, stands scouting, and pit shifts, mainly. These students are here for extra assistance when needed, talking to judges and scouts, and for "holding down the fort" when the robot leaves for matches.