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Originally Posted by Keiko173
(btw--126, you guys have AWESOME strategy, you made us get as far as we did @ UTC, you guys ROCK)
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Thanks! Believe me, we couldn't have done so well without you guys. I told your alumni and former driver Joel that he left your team in good hands. You have a very inteligent coach, and an excelent drive crew.
Also, now that I think of it, there are good ways to select a solid drive crew for the field. As teams may or may not have figured out, it takes more than just drive skill to do well out on the field. You have to have a very stable mentality and almost a type of hungry agression in you to succeed. Back when I was with team 42, I used to run certain tests to train the drive team. Instead of basing our decision on one simple test, I told all the students that we would select drivers based on how they reacted in a series of tests over the weeks, that way the pressure was always on. These tests included game intelegence and strategy quizzes, drive accuracy, knowledge of controls, and of course my favorite...Perfection. Yes...that is Perfection, the old game with the odd shapes and the board that would pop up if you didn't get all the parts in time. I would have all the students on the team gather around a table. One student would sit at the perfection board as everyone around him/her cheered and yelled. As the time dwindled down, and the crowd got louder, you could really tell exactly how someone would react under pressure. I highly recommend this technique for teams who do driver training. Remember, its those closing seconds which can be the most key in a match. If you chose a driver who is liable to freeze up, it may be the difference between 1st place and 2nd place.
Good Luck,
Andy Grady