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Originally Posted by Rob Colatutto
Up here on 229 we do not pick drivers based on seniority, the decission is purely on skill. Our 4 drive team members are 3 juniors and 1 freshman. 2 of the juniors had been on the drive team in 2003 as well. In all, I would suggest to pick talent over seniority, just as with your robot you would pick function over form when designing. Each team needs to make the decission for themselves on how they want to select thier drivers.
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To elaborate on what Rob said...
The actual decision isn't completely based on driver (robot use) skill. There are many other things that need to be taken into account, such as maturity, calmness under pressure, responsibility (and many more). The team drivers are often the most visible representatives of the team, and should be chosen as such. Actual robot skill is almost secondary, and can be learned... maturity on the other hand, is more difficult learn.
We take great pride in fielding excellent drive teams, I am excited to see how this year's group (GREAT bunch of kids) holds up.
Hopefully by nationals this rookie group will be running like a swiss watch.
JVN