[Greg Needel]

I have been on teams where both should happen for alot of the different reasons stated above in this thread. For me it comes down to this. I love to coach, i feel that strategy is still far overlooked in FIRST events and alot of the time all you need is a bot that can drive and a good strategy to win the match. That being said nothing makes me happier then to see an all student drive team. If there is an individual on the team that shows the ability to think out situations and react well on the fly, while keeping a cool head i always go for a student coach.

Typically the way i like it is a student coach where there is a mentor present during the strategy session to back up the students. Although I would still not turn down the opportunity to coach if it were offered to me.