[Josh Hambright]

For driver, it is crucial to have a working knowledge of how the robot works, and be able to make minor repairs in a hurry while staging the matches, communication skills are also a must to be able to communicate with team members (like programmers and mechanical people to explain problems) and your alliances. They also must understand the game very well and be able to make split second decisions on strategy. Driving skills are of course a crucial part of the mix, i think having some sort of tryout is a good way to do it. I've seen Public Relations kids who could drive the robot way better then technical kids so dont limit it to the people who built it.

For coaches, they must understand the strategy of the game, they must know every rule inside and out, they must understand the scoring, they must have good scouting skills and know the competition as well as the alliances, and they must be able to communicate to the drivers while still keeping their cool under extreme preasure.

For human play, it is important to have alot of the same skills as the coach, as they are yet another set of eyes that can help out in monitoring whats going on during a match. They also must be able to effectively complete the task at hand for human players.

Above all else the ability to change your plans when needed and be able to handle the preasure is important for all the positions. Also being able to think quickly is a must, each 2 minutes of a match is the shortest 2 minutes of your life, its amazing how fast it is over when you are down there on the field in the heat of play.