[Steph]

Being coach seems to be the easiest job to those not doing it, yet one of the most difficult to those who do. You have to keep calm, because if you aren't, your drivers won't be either. I leave it open to the drivers to tell me how much or little input they'd like, and so far it seems that they like me to tell them what tetra to get, and where to put it for each and every one. I never tell then how to do it however. If I say "Go load from the autoloader" I leave it up to them to choose which one to go to. Myself and our HP do all of the strategy before a match, because the drivers are working on the robot, and have a brief meeting for 5 minutes or so before we go on to explain our plans to them, get their input, and make changes when needed. I mainly focus on our drivers during the match, but always keep an ear out for other coaches, and never hesitate to talk to them when needed. So far things are working well, and I hope they stay that way :-)