[Andy Brockway]

First off, was this last team meeting held in the open, does this student know that this was discussed?

I feel that the student should have been talked to by the mentors earlier in the build season about his/her attitude. This should be done privately and with some coaching to help curb this behavior. Now that the season is almost done the damage has been done as evidenced by the team meeting.

As far as his/her role at the Championship... Team roles that are chosen by trials and team decisions should be stuck with unless there are compelling reasons not to. Arbitrary decisions lead to long term issues. Honesty and consistency is what builds a strong team. It is difficult to pull someone from a job they have been performing well in and expecting morale not to be affected.