[JamesBrown]

Team 1568 had a student coach last year and a College mentor for a coach this year. The coach just like all of the other posistions is open to any one, preference goes to the people who know the rules and can develop strategies as well as those with the best attendance. THis year the best person happened not to be in highschool. The most important thing for a coach to be able to do is to get along with the drive team and communicate with them.

Last year I hated when other teams had adult coaches, I felt that they did not apprerciate other alliance partner's strategies and insisted on their own. This year however I had no problems with other teams coaches, they were always willing to listen and would either incorporate your Idea or explain why they think another would work better. I think that BAE had good examples of quality student and adult coaches. Icurtis developed winning strategies for 1276 and Andy Grady was great with incorporating every ones strengths and preferences into an alliance strategy.