[stevek]

Discussions have surfaced on the team over the last couple years. Though we considered it and tried it at the Scrimage we attend- We have always gone with adults. I am one of the coaches.

There are several factors that we have looked at. In some cases it was the students that didn't feel comfortable "commanding" their peers. In some cases it was the drive team that wanted the adult, In other cases we didn't feel the focus, game knowledge, and field presence was not there.

I can tell you this, I have worked cooperatively with student coaches and have been impressed with many of them. I have never loomed my will over the allience. We discuss different strategies, and based on other successes, and the capabilities of the robots, we try to come to a concensis.

This year hasn't shown this yet, but often people didn't follow the strategy no mater what was decided. So If you feel pressured, there's always that out, just don't get a reputation of not being a team player. My goal is to keep the team focused on the task and follow the strategy.